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as in carouser
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Recent Examples of bacchanal
The hanging quickly devolves into an all-out bacchanal, as onlookers drink, dance and kiss in the square surrounding the flailing corpse.
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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Conversations with him on this topic tend to be a bacchanal of profanity and exasperation.
—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
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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Conversations with him on this topic tend to be a bacchanal of profanity and exasperation.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bacchanal
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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
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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
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Little Haiti will be brimming with visitors this weekend and Monday as revelers, residents and visitors celebrate Haitian Flag Day, a celebration of Haitian identity and heritage that commemorates the creation of the Haitian flag in 1803.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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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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Mini bars burst with silk eye covers, collagen masks, melatonin sprays and ear plugs, suggesting the bacchanalia Estelle encourages.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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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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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
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Subsequent photos showed the proud parents smiling in the audience as their daughter walked across the stage to collect her degree, Zahra alongside her friends in their graduation regalia and a glimpse at a family celebration.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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Where are the best bakeries to buy celebration cakes?—
Kailyn Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
18 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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Anika Reed The billionaire rapper is supporting his megastar wife at the gala, alongside their teenage daughter, Blue Ivy.—
Swasti Singhai,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
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In response to that ruling, Encinitas Mayor Bruce Ehlers, who was elected in November 2024, announced that the spring 2025 State of the City would consist of two events — the chamber gala, plus a session at a City Council meeting a week later.—
Barbara Henry,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 May 2026
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