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bacchanalia

noun

Definition of bacchanalianext
1
as in revelries

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as in orgy

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Recent Examples of bacchanalia All 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bacchanalia
  1. revels
  2. orgy
  3. bacchanal
  4. celebration
  5. gala
Noun
  • The Hudsonian godwits appeared eternally committed to these revels.
    — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The historic Paulaner brewery hosts three weeks of rowdy revels, kicking off on March 6.
    — Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 12 Jan. 2026
Definition of revels
Noun
  • To be sure, the rise in Treasury yields has been attributed to a variety factors, in addition to the AI debt orgy.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The production ends with an extended hospital scene that parallels the orgy.
    — Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of orgy
Noun
  • Three Burning Man festivalgoers died during the weeklong psychedelic desert bacchanal that ended Monday, authorities said.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • For more than a decade, college football’s Week 1 has been a bacchanal of riches.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of bacchanal
Noun
  • In Barranquilla, an exclusive celebration at the embarkation point channels the city’s carnival, a convergence of African, Indigenous, and Spanish traditions brought to life through cumbia, mapalé, and color on every departure, year-round.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Last April, Phuwin appeared in a Loewe campaign based on Songkran, the Thai New Year’s celebration that has been likened to a nationwide water fight, though its rituals are meant to symbolize cleansing, reverence and good fortune.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of celebration
Noun
  • Diana, who knew the revelation was coming, chose to wear the figure-hugging, off-the-shoulder silk dress by Greek designer Christina Stambolian for a gala at London’s Serpentine Gallery.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Darla Moore Gallery that completed its run earlier this week, but as part of the venue’s annual invite-only gala on Thursday night, Jamie XX played a live score as the images rolled by, in an immersive setting of sound and vision.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of gala

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