bacchanalia

Definition of bacchanalianext

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Recent Examples of bacchanalia 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 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 See All Example Sentences for bacchanalia
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bacchanalia
Noun
  • The historic Paulaner brewery hosts three weeks of rowdy revels, kicking off on March 6.
    Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • That means even more bond issuance is on the way after an already staggering debt orgy.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 31 July 2026
  • The production ends with an extended hospital scene that parallels the orgy.
    Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Noun
  • The private flight to Belfort’s bachelor party In the film, a private flight to Las Vegas for Jordan’s bachelor party becomes one long bacchanal of Quaaludes and escorts.
    JP Mangalindan, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026
  • Fireworks—plumes of smoke and pinwheeling streaks of sparks—were often deployed to amp up the atmospherics, lending his scenes the feel of a barn-burning bacchanal.
    Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
Noun
  • Trump has managed to bring up grass at events as varied as the signing of an executive order on TikTok and the 2025 White House celebration of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The community came together Wednesday to wish the young talent good luck at a send-off celebration and pizza party.
    Allen Devlin, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Expect to see more of Katie Holmes and Jason Bard Yarmosky on the gala season circuit across the Hamptons and in their home of NYC.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The festivities kicked off with a gala on Friday, followed by a free concert at Victoria’s Inner Harbour on Saturday.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

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“Bacchanalia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bacchanalia. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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