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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
Noun
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The Las Vegas gathering of Bravo talent and fans is an orgy of branding, one reason why the media buyers got so worked up by the BravoCon spiel.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2025
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After all, Trump has engaged in such an orgy of shakedowns and pocket linings since the 2024 election that maybe some are starting to see this as normal.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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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Coop attends a swanky fundraiser gala, and everyone welcomes him back into high society with open arms.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
30 May 2025
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For instance, the ballroom at Bell Works New Jersey can be booked for galas and weddings, and a sprawling rooftop deck provides a scenic milieu for outdoor corporate clambakes and private throngs.—
Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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“Bacchanalia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bacchanalia. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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