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Recent Examples of bacchanal
Conversations with him on this topic tend to be a bacchanal of profanity and exasperation.
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Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
And then, before everyone was sent home to the land of ICE, the closing night of GJWW provided a pure, epic bacchanal of covers from the 1990s, arguably the last era in which there was anything resembling a pop monoculture.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
Simply scanning the bacchanal has the effect of a Sazerac, the eye-popping, soul-warming swirl of rye, Herbsaint, Peychaud’s bitters, simple syrup and a lemon twist served over ice.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2026
Its ’70s heyday was long gone, but the legend of that bacchanal still pulsed through the venue’s walls.
—Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 29 Dec. 2025
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Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
And then, before everyone was sent home to the land of ICE, the closing night of GJWW provided a pure, epic bacchanal of covers from the 1990s, arguably the last era in which there was anything resembling a pop monoculture.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
Simply scanning the bacchanal has the effect of a Sazerac, the eye-popping, soul-warming swirl of rye, Herbsaint, Peychaud’s bitters, simple syrup and a lemon twist served over ice.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2026
Its ’70s heyday was long gone, but the legend of that bacchanal still pulsed through the venue’s walls.
—Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 29 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bacchanal
Noun
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Take William Shakespeare, who is often portrayed as a carouser, downing pints while exchanging barbs with his fellow writers, cheating on his wife with both men and women, passionately engaging his quill to reimagine the very nature of the human being.—
Isaac Butler,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Booster asked a guy in the front row if the straight community ever says the word orgy.—
Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
6 May 2026
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On one wall hangs a 1970s painting of a clown orgy by Larry Vincent Garrison.—
Zoey Goto,
Architectural Digest,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Here’s why authorities say revelers were taking a big risk.—
Toni Odejimi,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
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Modern-day revelers can visit Orlando-area venues hosting food and drink specials, plus honor Mexican culture.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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All my pre-planning collapsed into a still-now-overwhelming-to-contemplate bacchanalia of trying stuff.—
Adam Dalva,
Longreads,
29 Apr. 2026
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While the young actors light up the screen in their other ventures, here, they are simply dragged and squeezed into Levinson's male gaze bacchanalia.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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Librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte (Enyi Okoronkwo) is promoted to chief fellow party animal and tempter, showing up at Mozart’s door draped in women.—
Robert Lloyd,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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Librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte (Enyi Okoronkwo) is promoted to chief fellow party animal and tempter, showing up at Mozart’s door draped in women.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Woodward and McNeela are both captains who enjoyed Marist’s celebration on senior night.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2026
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Designed by architects Jørgen Bo and Wilhlem Wohlert, the structure, on the grounds of an old villa, is as much a celebration of the outdoors as the art inside.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
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Surveying a roomful of merrymakers during my visit, amid noise that could be an OSHA violation, Rodrigue cracks a small smile.—
Tom Sietsema,
Washington Post,
17 Jan. 2026
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While the street entertainment is free to the public, merrymakers can also buy tickets to The Fezziwig Ball at the Skyview Ballroom.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
26 Nov. 2025
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Its wearer was the tech entrepreneur Yu-Chi Lyra Kuo (trickle-down evidence of the gala’s unspoken Silicon Valley subtheme).—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Per tradition, the opening gala introduced the competition jury, who had participated in a livelier-than-usual afternoon press conference, and awarded an honorary Palme d’Or.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
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“Bacchanal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bacchanal. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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