bacchanalia

Definition of bacchanalianext

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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
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
Noun
  • Halfway through the Diesel show, more and more of the crowd started passionately making out with each other, in a sort of orgy flash mob.
    — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026
  • 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
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
Noun
  • The numbers have grown as well, ballooning to around 5,000 during the height of the semiquincentennial celebration.
    — 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.
    — Alexa Liacko, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • With the Rainbow Room in New York City as its backdrop, Fashion Group International celebrated its 42nd annual Night of Stars gala Wednesday night.
    — 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.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026

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“Bacchanalia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bacchanalia. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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