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Recent Examples of bacchanalia
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.
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
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
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.
—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
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
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
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bacchanalia
Noun
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When Pillion filmed an orgy in the woods, those background actors showed up with their own props and offered tips on, as Melling puts it, the choreography.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2026
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Rogers has one of his favorite scenes with Malcolm McDowell, where the Slasher unleashes a gory massacre with his axe during an orgy at the Maryland mansion of a wealthy Satanist (McDowell).—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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For nearly 10 years running, Lesley VanNess never missed the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, a beachfront bacchanal of celebrities, booze and bites that tens of thousands of attendees pay hundreds to thousands of dollars to join.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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The hanging quickly devolves into an all-out bacchanal, as onlookers drink, dance and kiss in the square surrounding the flailing corpse.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The death of medieval theocratic dictator of Iran Ayatollah Khamenei--a diabolical fanatic who pursued nuclear weapons--is a moment of celebration.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026
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Yes, celebrations are ahead for one of the more monotonous roster moves a team can make, and the Cowboys are gearing up to make a large handful this week.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Mar. 2026
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The September gala celebrations opening the season will have a jazz theme this year.—
Mary Carole McCauley,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Feb. 2026
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Taylor first encountered Charlotte audiences in 2024 at the symphony’s annual gala, where Sphinx Virtuosi, the nonprofit chamber from Detroit that’s dedicated to social justice, had performed one of his works.—
Adam Bell
February 24,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Feb. 2026
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