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Recent Examples of bacchanal
But now there are ways to enjoy some bacchanal on a budget, proving that the freedom of Carnival can actually be free.
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Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
As Dorian’s life becomes an incessant bacchanal, Snook spends much of her time mugging and narrating directly into a smartphone screen, which is seamlessly projected onto a wall behind her.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
As sunlight dimmed, the air grew heavy, the bacchanal came to an end.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
Designed as a cyberpunk bacchanal at the end of time, the Chromatica Ball’s aesthetic was harsh and uncompromising, an honest reflection of how Gaga was feeling at the time.
—Jaeden Pinder, Pitchfork, 7 Mar. 2025
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Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
As Dorian’s life becomes an incessant bacchanal, Snook spends much of her time mugging and narrating directly into a smartphone screen, which is seamlessly projected onto a wall behind her.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
As sunlight dimmed, the air grew heavy, the bacchanal came to an end.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
Designed as a cyberpunk bacchanal at the end of time, the Chromatica Ball’s aesthetic was harsh and uncompromising, an honest reflection of how Gaga was feeling at the time.
—Jaeden Pinder, Pitchfork, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bacchanal
Noun
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The orgy comments and Zelenskyy criticism seemed to have kicked off a campaign against Cawthorn within the GOP to ensure he wasn’t reelected.—
Danielle Battaglia,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Sep. 2025
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During the orgy sequence in Episode 1, Peacemaker discovers a door in his late father, Auggie’s (Robert Patrick) house that leads to a parallel universe where all that is wrong in his current world is right in the new dimension.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The only sober attendees are a father (Sergi López) and his young son (Bruno Núñez) who are hoping to find the boy’s sister, a bohemian swept up in the relentless rhythm of this road-tripping bacchanalia.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2025
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Berman flashes back through the lavish bacchanalia of Alex’s last months, through the eyes of a podcaster trying to unravel the mystery of his death, to reveal the knotty story behind the apparent suicide.—
Calum Marsh,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Though mostly for adult revelers, some events like the Zombie bike ride and pet masquerade are family-friendly.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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Still, that discomfort runs through the 71-minute movie in the characters’ bid to tear through the bars of Krakow, preying on innocent revellers and luring them to their deaths.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Her kids were at the celebration with flags and traditional Mexican shirts.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Sep. 2025
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As Emmy celebrations peppered the town on Saturday night, a starkly differently occasion left attendees shaken, tearful and reminded of the immersive power of cinema.—
Stacey Wilson Hunt,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Roman mythology had Pan, a big fat party animal and actually pretty fun goat-guy.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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However, Marshall says its new party animal is more than just a pretty face thanks to an IP54 rating that protects against dust and water.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The gala, filled with stars like Derek Jeter and Gerrit Cole, raised more than $375,000, and after the Yankees’ $250,000 contribution during a ceremony at Sunday’s game in the Bronx, the foundation is ready to impact youth with more than half a million dollars and counting.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Project Healthy Minds has also named Keith Lissner, Former EVP of Design for Vera Wang, as artistic curator for the gala.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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Hamilton SantaCon & 1K Fun Run A 1K fun run at Marcum Park kicks off Hamilton's second annual SantaCon, where merrymakers dress as the jolly ole elf and frolic throughout the city's Dora district, spreading holiday cheer, joy and perhaps ending up with a lump of coal in the stocking.—
Luann Gibbs,
The Enquirer,
6 Dec. 2024
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The man in charge of this band of merrymakers is Nigel Petersen — a thinly disguised Lorne Michaels — an inscrutable star-maker whose whims have shaped late-night comedy since the early 1980s.—
Ron Charles,
Washington Post,
28 Mar. 2023
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One partygoer grabbed a fragrance and practically bathed in the smokey orange accords of Rendez-Vous Ivory.—
Essence,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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Valdez shot another person in the hand and a third in the leg while other partygoers fought to subdue him after the initial shooting, police said.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Bacchanal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bacchanal. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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