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Recent Examples of bacchanalia
Betting is folded into the bacchanalia, so even non-gamblers gamble.
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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
This gastro bacchanalia might look unchanged from a few decades ago, with 90-pound butter sculptures and century-old barns, towering carnival rides, and extravagant displays of agriculture.
—Jess Eng, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
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.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
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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
This gastro bacchanalia might look unchanged from a few decades ago, with 90-pound butter sculptures and century-old barns, towering carnival rides, and extravagant displays of agriculture.
—Jess Eng, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
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.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bacchanalia
Noun
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Booster asked a guy in the front row if the straight community ever says the word orgy.—
Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
6 May 2026
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On one wall hangs a 1970s painting of a clown orgy by Larry Vincent Garrison.—
Zoey Goto,
Architectural Digest,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Ending Wuthering Heights at Cathy’s death is like ending The Great Gatsby after the big party, or ending The Secret History at the bacchanal.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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Hosted at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes, the bacchanal was long a Mediterranean corrolary to VF’s Oscar Party, where A-listers were less likely to talk business and more likely to jump in the pool fully clothed.—
Julian Sancton,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The historic Paulaner brewery hosts three weeks of rowdy revels, kicking off on March 6.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The annual celebration was established by El Centro de Ayuda over 20 years ago as a way to curb gang violence in the 1990s.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Although the structure itself has been replaced, the site has been home to community gatherings, events, concerts and celebrations for the past 130 years.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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The younger generation is far less interested in cultural philanthropy, and increasingly, the gala class lives a life radically distant from most Americans.—
Katy Siegel,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Before heading to a Tribeca Film Festival reception later in the evening, Katie Holmes took the thong sandal from gala dressing back to denim on Monday, wearing Malone Souliers’ Koko Embossed Thong Sandals while out in New York City.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
2 June 2026
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“Bacchanalia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bacchanalia. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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