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  • noun Plural form of prom.

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Examples

  • Australia has taken to what Americans call proms and what was once just a private school endgame is now the biggest date in the calendar for many 17-year-olds.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2009

  • Australia has taken to what Americans call proms and what was once just a private school endgame is now the biggest date in the calendar for many 17-year-olds.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2009

  • Australia has taken to what Americans call proms and what was once just a private school endgame is now the biggest date in the calendar for many 17-year-olds.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2009

  • Australia has taken to what Americans call proms and what was once just a private school endgame is now the biggest date in the calendar for many 17-year-olds.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2009

  • During times of high social interaction, such as proms, summer time beach parties, holiday seasons, also means high anxiety over appearance.

    Episode Skywalker | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009

  • Casual dress codes have hurt the fashion prospects for corsages and boutonnières, which seem to turn up only at rituals such as proms, weddings and funerals.

    What Flowers Look Best With Fashions? 2008

  • The money went into a general school fund used to pay for student activities such as proms and trips.

    WCAX - Local News 2010

  • The money went into a general school fund used to pay for student activities such as proms and trips.

    --1010 WINS Newswatch Headlines 2010

  • The council is a non-profit organization that works with Butler County Children Services to provide extras for the county's 350 foster children, such as proms, graduation, special needs camps, sports activities, school trips, musical instruments and Christmas gifts.

    Cincinnati.Com - All Local News 2010

  • Britain's "proms," the annual summer season of classical concerts famous for a patriotic finale attended by thousands, will celebrate Indian music this year with the first "Bollywood Prom."

    Breaking News - The Post Chronicle 2009

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