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Recent Examples of bacchanalia
Some instead clamored for New Orleans's own Lil Wayne, a living embodiment of the raucous creativity and bacchanalia of the city hosting Super Bowl LIX.
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Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
The film won the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 1960 and stars one of Fellini’s muses, Marcello Mastroianni, as a tabloid journalist on a week-long bacchanalia through the ancient, yet modern city in search of love and happiness.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
The party morphs into a bacchanalia.
—Sakhi Thirani, JSTOR Daily, 22 Mar. 2023
Punk in the Park is headed back to Denver for a grizzled bacchanalia of punk rock, craft beer and nostalgia, following its single-day debut in 2021.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2025
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Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
The film won the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 1960 and stars one of Fellini’s muses, Marcello Mastroianni, as a tabloid journalist on a week-long bacchanalia through the ancient, yet modern city in search of love and happiness.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
The party morphs into a bacchanalia.
—Sakhi Thirani, JSTOR Daily, 22 Mar. 2023
Punk in the Park is headed back to Denver for a grizzled bacchanalia of punk rock, craft beer and nostalgia, following its single-day debut in 2021.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bacchanalia
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Yet this endless orgy of revenge by indiscriminate fire, starvation, and destruction of almost all Gazan property seems sure to produce far more young Palestinians who see no hope or worthwhile purpose for their lives other than to die trying to kill Israelis—or perhaps Americans.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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Is Villaraigosa, who is 72, exploiting the orgy of Biden recriminations for political ends?—
Michelle Cottle,
Mercury News,
29 May 2025
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Photo Gallery The bacchanal comes to an abrupt end when the cops arrive — military police, not the regular kind — and declare a state of emergency, ordering all EU citizens to evacuate.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
15 May 2025
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In some ways, Mr. Combs was still carrying out his first breakout talent, promoting buzzy parties — this time with the hip-hop version of a Roman bacchanal.—
Ben Sisario,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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The actress reportedly met the billionaire, who is the Kering CEO, in 2006 at an Italian gala.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Many organizations today rely heavily on a single funding source—federal grants, gala events or large foundations.—
Sherry Quam Taylor,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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“Bacchanalia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bacchanalia. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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