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Recent Examples of bacchanalia
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.
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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
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
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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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bacchanalia
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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
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Similar groups popped up, including a group promoting an orgy on Odesa’s Derybasivska Street.—
Neringa Klumbytė,
The Conversation,
4 Mar. 2026
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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
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For nearly 10 years running, Lesley VanNess never missed the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, a beachfront bacchanal of celebrities, booze and bites that tens of thousands of attendees pay hundreds to thousands of dollars to join.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Pakistani weddings are often elaborate, multi-day celebrations that place strong emphasis on visual storytelling, color and cultural symbolism.—
Claire Dodds,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Even so, the celebration is limited after going without pay for 45 days during this shutdown.—
Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Matthew Stockman / Getty Images Ilia Malinin made clear his post-Olympic focus minutes after leaving the ice at the curtain-closing exhibition gala in Milan.—
The Sports Desk,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Sixers Youth Foundation is gearing up to host its annual fundraising gala Thursday.—
Kerri Corrado,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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