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Recent Examples of bacchanalia
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.
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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
The party morphs into a bacchanalia.
—Sakhi Thirani, JSTOR Daily, 22 Mar. 2023
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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
The party morphs into a bacchanalia.
—Sakhi Thirani, JSTOR Daily, 22 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bacchanalia
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Before there were incels, there was Charles Guiteau, who spent five years as a near-literal eunuch at the orgy that was the Oneida Community.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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Harron and Turner emphasize the comedy of '80s yuppie manners inside Ellis' orgy of bloodlust, highlighting its savage satire of toxic masculinity and consumer excess.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Everyone is invited to this bacchanal of botox and fire dancers, but everyone seems to understand that this is actually the opening salvo of the war that’s been brewing between Mary and Chrishell’s respective fiefdoms.—
Anne Victoria Clark,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Their rollicking redo, set from dusk to hangover at a drunken bacchanal, is vibrant and viciously alive.—
Amy Nicholson,
Twin Cities,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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From shearling and calf hair to beading and fuzzy fringe, discover the elements that transform everyday dressing into an immersive celebration of imagination and personal style, ahead.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
9 Nov. 2025
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One of the world’s most prestigious art events, Miami Art Week began with Art Basel Miami Beach in 2002 and has since grown into a citywide celebration that draws nearly 80,000 art lovers and tastemakers.—
Staff Author,
Southern Living,
9 Nov. 2025
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No, the first gala was in 2023.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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Delivering Good, the nonprofit that provides people impacted by poverty and tragedy with new merchandise donated by retailers and manufacturers, celebrated 40 years Tuesday at a gala event at Gotham Hall.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Bacchanalia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bacchanalia. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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