ˌfest
as in festival
a time or program of special events and entertainment in honor of something
a country music fest
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Send off the summer in style at this epic three-day Roaring Fork Valley music fest.
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Sarah Kuta, Denver Post, 14 May 2025
Exactly one week after the opening of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, there are at least three things that everyone here at the fest seems to agree on.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025
The Cairo fest runs Nov. 12-21, the Marrakech fest runs Nov. 28-Dec. 6 and Red Sea’s fifth edition is set for Dec. 4-13.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 May 2025
The trio, who star in Ari Aster's new horror western Eddington, which debuted at the iconic French fest on Friday, were posing together on the red carpet when the buzzing menace first attempted its 15 minutes of fame.
Videos from the fest, below, show Pascal trying to shoo it away first.
—EW.com, 17 May 2025
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Sarah Kuta, Denver Post, 14 May 2025
Exactly one week after the opening of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, there are at least three things that everyone here at the fest seems to agree on.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025
The Cairo fest runs Nov. 12-21, the Marrakech fest runs Nov. 28-Dec. 6 and Red Sea’s fifth edition is set for Dec. 4-13.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 May 2025
The trio, who star in Ari Aster's new horror western Eddington, which debuted at the iconic French fest on Friday, were posing together on the red carpet when the buzzing menace first attempted its 15 minutes of fame.
Videos from the fest, below, show Pascal trying to shoo it away first.
—EW.com, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fest
festival
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The pair also organise the biggest annual music festival on the island, ABR festival.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The 10th anniversary edition of the nation’s first and only LGBTQ+ and Latino multidisciplinary arts festival ends with a comedy event produced and headlined by Puerto Rican comedian Gabe González.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
29 May 2025
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“Fest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fest. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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