fest
Americannoun
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fests
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of fest
< German Fest festival, holiday ( see feast), as in Sängerfest choral festival
Example Sentences
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The “drop dead” and “u + me = <3” singer, 23, said all proceeds from the one-day fest will go to charities benefiting women and girls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
While the festival’s total donation pool is yet unclear, Rodrigo has said that all artists on the lineup are performing for free, though production and staffing costs for a fest this size will be substantial.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
The following year, the fest was moved to September, but Hurricane Ida forced promoters to cancel after heavy rain turned the Farm — the festival’s venue — into a muddy mess.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
That includes his appearance at the New Haven fest on Thursday, according to the social media statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
In the past, whenever she’d felt horrible, she’d just have a giant gossip fest with Poppy, but now when she needed her most, Poppy was too busy with her coven to care.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
It was the first to stage fan fests in host cities, the first to include musical performers at the final and the first to offer hospitality packages with the price of a ticket.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2026
Cowboy hats, boots and fringe were favorite fashion choices at both fests in 2024, but the wild and colorful fashionistas of Coachella aren’t posing around the field at Stagecoach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
She instead got into sniping fests with Scott, a fellow South Carolinian.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2023
Bonus: It’s less than 300 feet from the Beacon Hill light rail station, removing the car from future nostalgia fests.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 4, 2023
One day Grant came home for dinner after one of his two-hour talk fests.
From Four and Twenty Beds by Nancy Vogel
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