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Photo Gallery The bacchanal comes to an abrupt end when the cops arrive — military police, not the regular kind — and declare a state of emergency, ordering all EU citizens to evacuate.
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 15 May 2025
In some ways, Mr. Combs was still carrying out his first breakout talent, promoting buzzy parties — this time with the hip-hop version of a Roman bacchanal.
—Ben Sisario, New York Times, 30 Apr. 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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Damon Wise, Deadline, 15 May 2025
In some ways, Mr. Combs was still carrying out his first breakout talent, promoting buzzy parties — this time with the hip-hop version of a Roman bacchanal.
—Ben Sisario, New York Times, 30 Apr. 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 four libertines are fascists engaged in a last orgy of terror as the country slides from their control.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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No orgies, no drug madness, no trouble with the law.—
Touré,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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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
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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
Noun
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Over four weekends in September and early October, the Espresso Monaco brought revelers to Munich for Oktoberfest, and now the same train kicks off the festive season starting December 5, with two weekend trips to Munich for its Christmas markets.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
27 Oct. 2025
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New Delhi — Around 20 million people in India’s capital woke up on Wednesday breathing the most polluted air of any major city in the world, a day after celebrations for the Diwali festival, during which revelers typically set off fireworks and firecrackers.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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By the time of the centennial celebration in 1926 (a year late), tens of thousands of miles of railroad track crossed the country.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Oct. 2025
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Before, Singh said, citywide politicians engaged South Asian and Muslim voters at Hindu Diwali or Islamic Eid celebrations, usually speaking to a few prominent gatekeepers, often religious leaders or business owners.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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My parents were, God bless them, kind of party animals.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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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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While Kim is one of the first to step out in the captivating spring 2026 designs, expect to see more across gala, premiere, and awards season.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
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Kerry Washington chose one of designer Thom Browne‘s playful, preppy looks for the Big Brothers Big Sisters 2025 Big Night Out gala in Los Angeles on Wednesday night.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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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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Dave Martinez, who plays the mysterious partygoer Billy, agrees that the film really thrives due to the intimate chemistry of the cast.—
William Earl,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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The department did post a comment on the video explaining the ordinance that the partygoers allegedly violated.—
Pilar Arias,
FOXNews.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Bacchanal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bacchanal. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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