as in sensuality
excessive pursuit of fleshly pleasures
the hedonism of an island vacation
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Recent Examples of hedonism
That fiscal responsibility has also been a victim of Trump’s political hedonism is just one final wound to the conservative psyche.
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S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
When an unknown force grants his wish, Dorian’s subsequent life of hedonism and vice shifts from one of pleasure to abject horror.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2025
Rick should have listened more carefully to the memorable monologue from Frank (Sam Rockwell), who described an endless, increasingly bizarre cycle of hedonism which led him to nowhere.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
At heritage steakhouses, beachside dining rooms and birthday-destination chains, diners are sparing no expense to indulge in a little midcentury hedonism by the coupe glass.
—Tanya Sichynsky, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
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S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
When an unknown force grants his wish, Dorian’s subsequent life of hedonism and vice shifts from one of pleasure to abject horror.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2025
Rick should have listened more carefully to the memorable monologue from Frank (Sam Rockwell), who described an endless, increasingly bizarre cycle of hedonism which led him to nowhere.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
At heritage steakhouses, beachside dining rooms and birthday-destination chains, diners are sparing no expense to indulge in a little midcentury hedonism by the coupe glass.
—Tanya Sichynsky, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hedonism
greed
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Sadly, and as usual, greed takes precedence over logic.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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His previous war was driven by greed and cost hundreds of lives, Ka’iana’s father among them, but Kahekili claims to have learned from his mistakes and now only wants what’s best for the islands.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
31 July 2025
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“Hedonism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hedonism. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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