as in sensuality
excessive pursuit of fleshly pleasures
the hedonism of an island vacation
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Recent Examples of hedonism
When an unknown force grants his wish, Dorian’s subsequent life of hedonism and vice shifts from one of pleasure to abject horror.
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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
Vang Vieng has long had a reputation as a party spot — a destination of dangerous hedonism even — for international backpackers seeking drugs and alcohol.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
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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
Vang Vieng has long had a reputation as a party spot — a destination of dangerous hedonism even — for international backpackers seeking drugs and alcohol.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hedonism
greed
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Fear and greed are often more powerful than formulas.—
Eric Munson,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Despite the first trial resulting in a hung juror, leading to their eventual conviction in 1996, the public has remained divided on whether the brothers acted in greed or in self-defense.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
22 July 2025
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“Hedonism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hedonism. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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