square dance

noun

Definition of square dancenext
as in celebration

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Recent Examples of square dance And the evening winds down with a festival-wide square dance led by KC Heil’s All-Star Dance Band. — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2026 For less than $100, Sacramento travelers can experience the night-life of Las Vegas, square dance in Texas and get coffee in Seattle. — Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026 Dancers demonstrate the quadrille—a square dance of French origin accompanied by traditional quelbe folk music. — Nikki Miller-Ka, AFAR Media, 30 Jan. 2026 The Wranglers Sq6uare Dance Club is starting a new learn to square dance class. — Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for square dance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for square dance
  1. celebration
  2. reception
  3. festival
  4. dance
  5. blowout
  6. masquerade
  7. event
  8. gala
Noun
  • The festival arrives as Kansas City’s culinary landscape continues expanding, with Asian restaurants, cultural celebrations and food entrepreneurs gaining greater visibility throughout the region.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026
  • But when Gordon scored his touchdown against the Vikings, Wright was in the middle of the group celebration.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of celebration
Noun
  • Sponsors need to be thanked, receptions need suitable hours and screenings need audiences.
    — Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Upon passing through a deep portico entryway abutting an attached two-car garage, a vaulted reception gallery sits beneath a prominent glass atrium.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of reception
Noun
  • Sony Pictures Classics picked up worldwide rights during the festival, and the film has since played Toronto’s Discovery program.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • That’s why a nascent festival this week also deserves your love.
    — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of festival
Noun
  • For a dose of Balinese culture, Uluwatu Temple—one of the island’s most iconic for its clifftop architecture, sunset vistas and nightly kecak fire dance spectacle—is some 30-45 minutes by car.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Today, under the direction of his daughter Sheila Loewe, the organization continues to promote creativity and educational programs, as well as protect cultural heritage in the fields of craft, art, design, photography, poetry and dance.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of dance
Noun
  • Then there’s a big dropoff in snaps to the young guys who have entered in blowouts, led by Mykah Newton (19) and Keyshawn Stancil (18).
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Bond yield blowout Worries about a potential debt crisis in France boiled over last week, leading to a selloff in French bonds and a sharp rise in yields.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of blowout
Noun
  • Each show has a different theme that will transport you to an over-the-top setting, from a masquerade ball to old Hollywood.
    — Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2026
  • That kind of cynicism is cheap and facile and masquerades as intelligence and erudition.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of masquerade
Noun
  • Forty years later, adult Calvin (Josh Hartnett) is still haunted by the event.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Each of the six main suspects get their chance to give their version of events on the day of Jodie’s death, effectively supplying their own alibis.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of event
Noun
  • Gavras, meanwhile, wore a white suit beneath a long black coat for Friday’s gala, finishing his outfit with black leather loafers featuring metal hardware.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Emily in Paris star William Abadie, who first attended the gala as a friend of Cinema Society founder Andrew Saffir years ago, reinterpreted the dress code with an eye-catching white Brioni tuxedo jacket.
    — Aaron Royce, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of gala

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