hootenannies

plural of hootenanny

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hootenannies
Noun
  • The new project on my hard drive focuses not on songs or symphonies but on cruelty, injustice, dishonesty, and the politics of everyday language.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In his first years, Dudamel explored standard symphonic repertory with immersions into the symphonies and worlds of Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Dvorak and Ives, often in context with new music.
    Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • And this doesn’t include the little four-facial-expression thingamajigs in airport restrooms that ask you to rank cleanliness by touching them.
    Phil Wahba, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Details about the two festivals will be forthcoming soon, the estate said.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Pop star and makeup artist have been turning out consistently surprising and breathtakingly beautiful makeup looks as Larsson travels the world performing at various festivals.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 31 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Ariel’s reaction to King Triton blowing up all her thingamabobs is understandable.
    Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026
  • But where barrel jeans play with proportions and cuts, these pants are more about doohickeys and thingamabobs, straps, flaps, and pulleys.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Meghan’s As Ever lifestyle company is based in California, and sells products associated with a high-end Californian lifestyle – rosé wine, flower sprinkles and jams, as Boshoff reported.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The seller of Folgers coffee and Smucker’s jams also raised its forecast for profit over the full year.
    Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • There’s an amulet (one of those glowing doohickeys the fate of the cosmos hangs on), and your heart may sink every time someone starts chattering about it.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 May 2026
  • Co-writes from Brandi Carlile and vocals from Chris Stapleton can’t save it; the choruses can’t muster up the old dopamine hits; even the trademark Dessner doohickeys seem absent, just uninspired arrangements with heavily Melodyned vocals.
    Hannah Jocelyn, Pitchfork, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • On an average day, our bodies have mechanisms to cool us down and avoid overheating.
    Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Analysts note that as capital expenditure for AI and cloud infrastructure expands, corporate funding mechanisms are shifting.
    , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • In many ways, these doodads seem like an offshoot of the ongoing craze for NeeDoh squish toys, which likewise offer the comforts of the stress ball and vital early lessons in consumerism.
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
  • These new doodads are often flashy, but always seem a little off the mark.
    James Folta, Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Hootenannies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hootenannies. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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