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Recent Examples of bacchanaliaAll my pre-planning collapsed into a still-now-overwhelming-to-contemplate bacchanalia of trying stuff.—
Adam Dalva,
Longreads,
29 Apr. 2026 While the young actors light up the screen in their other ventures, here, they are simply dragged and squeezed into Levinson's male gaze bacchanalia.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026 Betting is folded into the bacchanalia, so even non-gamblers gamble.—
J.j. Bailey,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for bacchanalia
The numbers have grown as well, ballooning to around 5,000 during the height of the semiquincentennial celebration.
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Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Oct. 2026
The farm's latest maze pays tribute to country music legend Dolly Parton, combining a fall favorite with a celebration of the singer's music and philanthropy.
With the Rainbow Room in New York City as its backdrop, Fashion Group International celebrated its 42nd annual Night of Stars gala Wednesday night.
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Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2026
Now, Romain Gavras is back with Sacrifice, a visually dazzling comic-dramatic provocation about a fancy environmental-charity gala in Greece that’s invaded by a group of wild-eyed eco-activists.