carousal

noun

kə-ˈrau̇-zəl How to pronounce carousal (audio)
Definition of carousalnext
as in spree
a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking came home tired and hungover after an all-night carousal with his friends

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Recent Examples of carousal And the managerial carousal keeps spinning. — Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2025 The post features a carousal of images from the proposal, including of Deutch's ring. — Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025 Kevin wrote under a carousal of images of them loved up over the years. — Essence, 15 Aug. 2025 Also on Monday, James shared his own Instagram post commemorating the occasion featuring a carousal of images and videos from race day. — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com, 19 Apr. 2022 Amid the college football chaotic coaching carousal this season, the masses want their opinions heard. — Michelle R. Martinelli, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carousal
  1. spree
  2. drunk
  3. binge
Noun
  • Read our full breakdown of Jackson’s historic spending spree.
    — AJC.com, AJC.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • This bacterial illness is infamous for the explosive killing spree known as the Black Death, which wiped out between a third and half of the population of Europe between 1347 and 1353.
    — Faye Flam, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of spree
Noun
  • Lee, emerging from the dark woods beyond McMann’s cabin, gets picked up by a guy who nicknames himself the Boontill Oracle, a do-gooder who waits outside highway bars to give safe rides to local drunks.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The driver who officers say was going the wrong way has been identified as 39-year-old Emichell Noloya and is now facing drunk-driving, vehicular assault, reckless endangerment, refusal to take a breath test, and other charges.
    — Noelle Lilley, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of drunk
Noun
  • As Netflix builds its library of shows, live events bring people back to the service and keep them signed up between binges.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • What had started as regular media binges in college had spiraled out of control.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of binge

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“Carousal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carousal. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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