house party
noun
: a party lasting over one or more nights at a residence (such as a home or fraternity house)
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A number of people at the house party threw things at the vehicle and shook it, Smith alleged.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2025
While information about what happened trickled out slowly at first, reviewing the detective's narrative of the investigation revealed how the shooter had engaged in a pattern of abuse that culminated in him entering the house party on Ridgecrest Drive and shooting at those inside.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 7 July 2025
Former University of Kansas and NBA player Ben McLemore has been found guilty of raping a 21-year old woman at a Lake Oswego, Oregon, house party that took place in October 2021, ESPN and KGW8-TV of Portland have reported.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2025
Officers responded at about 5 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, to reports of a shooting at a house party in the 1500 block of Dallas Street, near East Colfax Avenue, according to a news release from the Aurora Police Department.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 2 July 2025
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2025
While information about what happened trickled out slowly at first, reviewing the detective's narrative of the investigation revealed how the shooter had engaged in a pattern of abuse that culminated in him entering the house party on Ridgecrest Drive and shooting at those inside.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 7 July 2025
Former University of Kansas and NBA player Ben McLemore has been found guilty of raping a 21-year old woman at a Lake Oswego, Oregon, house party that took place in October 2021, ESPN and KGW8-TV of Portland have reported.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2025
Officers responded at about 5 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, to reports of a shooting at a house party in the 1500 block of Dallas Street, near East Colfax Avenue, according to a news release from the Aurora Police Department.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 2 July 2025
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“House party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/house%20party. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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