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shindig

[shin-dig] / ˈʃɪnˌdɪg /


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Importantly for all those planning a shindig, the balloon inflates as easily as a conventional one.

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

At last year’s shindig, my friend Chet created a refreshing spritz without any of the cloying sweetness of Aperol.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

Tearful supporters at a California Working Families Party shindig at the Mission Control bar and arcade in downtown Santa Ana hugged Lopez, gifted her flowers and wished her well.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

Watching the speeches from this fireworks-laden shindig, Wiltz’s observation felt like an understatement.

From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2026

He says tell you that as this is your shindig you ought at least to pay the piper.

From The Melting of Molly by Raymond Moreau Crosby

These are the norms for social engagement on college campuses today—from sober monitors and consent ambassadors, to strict requirements and paperwork to throw campus shindigs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Instead of Paris, we’re now whisked to cameo-studded shindigs in the Hamptons and Milan, including a dinner party underneath Da Vinci’s mural of “The Last Supper.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026

Below find a modest-size picnic basket of outdoor classical shindigs of all sizes that should find a place on your calendar.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 2, 2022

Twelve detectives and half a million pounds later, we know the police looked into 12 shindigs, 345 documents and more than 500 photographs.

From BBC ● May 19, 2022

Like I said, we meet the best people through the Templetons, who have divine shindigs.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver


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