bacchanal

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Recent Examples of bacchanal Suffice it to say, with credentials such as this, a charivari of fashion-week regulars, media, film and musical grandees and not a few New York and London tatterdemalions showed for the September 12 bacchanal on Church Street. Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 Eyes Wide Shut, with Hedda and her new husband throwing a bacchanal of a party in a manor house. Ben Jureidini, Them., 22 Aug. 2025 Things can get boisterous, too, especially if you're seated in the front bar, which often feels like the Queen City's version of a bacchanal. Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2025 La Placita de Santurce What appears to be a farmer’s market during the week transforms into a full-on bacchanal on the weekends. Suzy Exposito, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for bacchanal
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Noun
  • 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
  • Not to be left out of the taxing-raising orgy, the special interests in the city of Los Angeles exploited the Upland decision to pass the infamous Measure ULA tax, a massive increase in the city’s real estate transfer tax on the sale of properties valued over $5 million.
    Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Everyone is enticed into this orgy of analysis, to feast and gorge on information, to go a little mad in the process.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • There's also the Recycling World epicenter, where revelers can see the waste-sorting process in action and marvel at public art made from recyclables.
    Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2026
  • New Year’s Eve revelers, grab your hats and gloves – much of the country is in for a frigid start to 2026 with cold dominating forecasts all the way down to Florida.
    Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Now, 23 years later, Art Basel and the surrounding bacchanalia of Miami Art Week are firmly ensconced, even if the contemporary art market has been in the doldrums, and the city seems to have secured its place in the art firmament – at least in December.
    Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
  • This gastro bacchanalia might look unchanged from a few decades ago, with 90-pound butter sculptures and century-old barns, towering carnival rides, and extravagant displays of agriculture.
    Jess Eng, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The couple fought about money, household chores, and Anton's alleged reputation as a party animal.
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The legendary nightlife scene in Belgrade, Serbia, is the recommendation for party animals in Europe.
    CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • When news of Maduro’s removal first spread on social media early that Saturday morning, many banged pots and pans in celebration.
    Brian Bennett, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The mother of three has often spoken about the importance of family time, frequently sharing glimpses of celebrations and milestones with her children on social media.
    Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Who would not raise a glass to the memory of so vexed a merrymaker, under whose spell the city is transformed into an exotic pastoral?
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But the skaters weren't able to sort out the red tape before the Olympic roster was submitted Saturday, and they were headed home by the time a gala celebration took place Sunday.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Last night’s premiere marked Hadid’s first major red carpet moment of 2026, having avoided any awards ceremony or glitzy gala so far.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2026

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“Bacchanal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bacchanal. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.

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