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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bacchanals
Noun
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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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There were celebrations on the streets of Tel Aviv and Gaza as Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners were released.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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In fact, the attic is even rumored to still hold Secret Service tape from one of Reagan’s inauguration celebrations held here.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
13 Oct. 2025
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Shoes belonging to revelers at the Nova Music Festival in Israel on display at the Nova Music Festival Exhibition in Berlin on the second anniversary of the Hamas attack.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
8 Oct. 2025
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Nightly dance parties at the park’s concession building featuring tunes from an old jukebox cap the experience for revelers.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
7 Oct. 2025
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The villa served as social epicenter for soirees and social gatherings.—
Jeryl Brunner,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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As a pro food expert and personality, Simmons has attended and hosted her fair share of events, ranging from luxury soirees to kids' birthday parties.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Sep. 2025
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As churches hold religious services this weekend, celebrants across the country are wrestling with how to help their congregations cope with and make sense of the tragedy at the Annunciation Church.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
1 Sep. 2025
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Cops have arrested three of the illicit synagogue celebrants and were looking for the fourth, police said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2025
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The department did post a comment on the video explaining the ordinance that the partygoers allegedly violated.—
Pilar Arias,
FOXNews.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The partygoers were not necessarily as zealous.—
Charlotte Goddu,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Bacchanals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bacchanals. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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