bacchanalia

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Recent Examples of bacchanalia 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 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. 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 See All Example Sentences for bacchanalia
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Noun
  • In a fit of rage over the expositions made in Lexi's play, Nate drives to a warehouse where Cal drinks with a few of his orgy partners.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Cawthorn’s bumpy two-year ride through Congress included several controversies, including the seemingly debunked claim that he’d been invited to attend a VIP orgy.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • The basketball bacchanal is the thing – swapping pep bands in end zone pits and dancing mascots and eight teams taking one court chasing after the same singular prize.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Kate Perez The royal visit is part of the celebrations surrounding the 250th anniversary of the United States.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Of course, that’s probably because Boldy blacked out during his own celebration.
    Michael Russo, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Charles and Camilla will also attend a gala for the monarch's charity, The King's Trust, in the evening.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • But as Peskov noted, last year’s Victory Day parade, which marked the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany, was a gala event.
    Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026

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“Bacchanalia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bacchanalia. Accessed 4 May. 2026.

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