Noun the school's annual winter carnival That part of town is a carnival on Friday and Saturday nights. There is a carnival atmosphere in the office. The garden became a carnival of color.
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Noun
Visitors amble among carnival rides, petting zoos, and vegetable exhibits late into the night.The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2022 The midway is loaded with commercial exhibits and carnival rides and attractions. Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022 Activities for the 91st Romeo Peach Festival will include carnival rides, games, vendors, food, live music, a classic car show, parade and more. Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 2 Sep. 2022 As, all the while, the carnival barkers try to get someone to look their way. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 25 May 2022 But just as the New York Times foresaw 21 years ago, the future of online learning won’t be driven by Udemy carnival barkers, but rather by real experts in two categories of real market value: (1) love; and (2) money. Ryan Craig, Forbes, 12 Nov. 2021 The art of estimating someone’s age goes back as far as carnival barkers. Matt Burgess, Wired, 26 Oct. 2021 Only the carnival portion of the festival will be open on Monday, Sept. 5.Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022 Art displays, fireworks, a carnival and and a parade are among the attractions across metro Detroit this weekend as summer winds down. Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 26 Aug. 2022
Adjective
The Children’s Zoo encouraged youngsters to feed and pet the animals, but eliminated carnival-style gimmicks that were common in zoos at the time.San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2022 Whitestown's family-friendly Independence Day Celebration will kick off at 6 p.m. with live music, carnival-style food, a ticketed kid's zone and a fireworks show once the sun goes down. Chloe Mcgowan, The Indianapolis Star, 27 June 2022 The Queen is also expected to attend the Derby, one of her favorite horse race events, a concert at Buckingham Palace and the Platinum Jubilee Pageant, a carnival-style celebration during which many artists, including Ed Sheeran, will perform. Monique Jessen, PEOPLE.com, 12 May 2022 Collecting all the later drama in one city offers a chance to create a carnival-style event, a miniature tournament within a tournament, a defining climax to the European campaign.New York Times, 29 Apr. 2022 On top of brand booths for Venmo, Spotify, Hawkers, Erewhon, 818 Tequila, Onda, Daring Foods, Good American, Celsius, Zip and Pley Beauty, Revolve Festival also featured carnival-style swings and plenty of photo opps. Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2022 Maggie’s favorite was Abby’s Fairy Flight, a carnival-style swing ride that would be the perfect way to dry off after splashing around in the wave pool.Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2022 The post-carnival season is the organization's busiest time of year. Rebekah Castor, Fox News, 4 Mar. 2022 The area where the carnival-style attractions were kept was called Fiesta Island (a nod to the Fiesta San Antonio carnivals and maybe to its moated isolation). Paula Allen, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Nov. 2021 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Italian carnevale, alteration of earlier carnelevare, literally, removal of meat, from carne flesh (from Latin carn-, caro) + levare to remove, from Latin, to raise