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Recent Examples of bacchanalia
Some instead clamored for New Orleans's own Lil Wayne, a living embodiment of the raucous creativity and bacchanalia of the city hosting Super Bowl LIX.
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Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
The film won the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 1960 and stars one of Fellini’s muses, Marcello Mastroianni, as a tabloid journalist on a week-long bacchanalia through the ancient, yet modern city in search of love and happiness.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
The party morphs into a bacchanalia.
—Sakhi Thirani, JSTOR Daily, 22 Mar. 2023
Punk in the Park is headed back to Denver for a grizzled bacchanalia of punk rock, craft beer and nostalgia, following its single-day debut in 2021.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2025
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Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
The film won the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 1960 and stars one of Fellini’s muses, Marcello Mastroianni, as a tabloid journalist on a week-long bacchanalia through the ancient, yet modern city in search of love and happiness.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
The party morphs into a bacchanalia.
—Sakhi Thirani, JSTOR Daily, 22 Mar. 2023
Punk in the Park is headed back to Denver for a grizzled bacchanalia of punk rock, craft beer and nostalgia, following its single-day debut in 2021.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bacchanalia
Noun
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The scent takes inspiration from retellings of outdoor orgies, with notes of citrus, grass and fresh flowers.—
Emily Burns,
Footwear News,
27 June 2025
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Prosecutors have argued Gina was a victim of the same type of violence and marathon orgies as both Ventura and Jane.—
Kaitlyn Morris,
ABC News,
24 June 2025
Noun
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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.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
15 May 2025
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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
Noun
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Recently, a gala fund raiser brought in more than $1.3 million.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2025
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This year, Bieber attended the gala solo while her husband Justin Bieber, supported her from home.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
23 June 2025
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“Bacchanalia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bacchanalia. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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