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Origin of merrymaking
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The merrymaking, though, ends in desolation, as the guests, including Betty herself, drop in exhaustion.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
But this is a gift guide for you, our readers, and is written with revelry — meaning merrymaking, noisy partying, dancing until the lights come up — in mind.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025
In big cities, the merrymaking involving the playful splashing of water took place at designated high-security pavilions.
From Washington Times • Apr. 17, 2023
She added that people were so exhausted and there was no "merrymaking".
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2022
‘Then you two shall go into a corner and finish your task, and we will hear it and judge it before we end our merrymaking.’
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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