Woodstock
Americannoun
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a town in northeastern Illinois.
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a rock music festival held in August of 1969 in Bethel, N.Y., a town near Woodstock, N.Y.
noun
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The size of the crowd and the prevalence of hippie dress and customs led to use of the term Woodstock nation to indicate the youth counterculture of the late 1960s.
The term Woodstock is now used loosely to mean a large, impromptu gathering.
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Sonny Rollins, a sublime tenor saxophonist and one of the last iconic figures of the golden age of post-World War II jazz, died Monday at his home in Woodstock, N.Y.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
Don’t Miss: Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, the former Woodstock site, hosts open-air concerts and a small museum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
“It was inspired by our dad, who used to read to us in Woodstock, Ill.,”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
My dad had gone to Woodstock and I went to…Dave Matthews concerts?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
The student laughs, knowing that Volpe would never have been anywhere near the mud and chaos of Woodstock.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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