sybaritism

as in sensuality
excessive pursuit of fleshly pleasures the billionaire's extravagant parties were marked by a degree of sybaritism not seen since the days of decadent Rome

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Noun
  • While less-friendly fellow robots don’t feel pity, remorse, or fear, buying agents don’t feel greed, FOMO, or brand loyalty.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • Homemade signs showed the breadth of issues that drew the demonstrators together: corporate greed, immigration, women and LGBTQ+ rights and more.
    Ken Palmer, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
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  • There’s only a line or two in each track, but these insightful moments are a welcome reprieve from the sparkly hedonism.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2025
  • That fiscal responsibility has also been a victim of Trump’s political hedonism is just one final wound to the conservative psyche.
    S.E. Cupp, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
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“Sybaritism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sybaritism. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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