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Recent Examples of hedonistic Highlights include intimate portraits by Nan Goldin and a monochrome image of Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe during their hedonistic era in New York. Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 Etienne’s aesthetic has always trafficked in the conventions of dance-pop, but their songs are hopeful and wide-eyed, avoiding any hints of hedonistic decadence. Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025 Watch Shiva Baby on Netflix Trainwreck Making her film debut, Amy Schumer (who also wrote the screenplay) takes the lead in this 2015 romantic dramedy as Amy Townsend, a carefree, hedonistic magazine writer raised to believe that monogamy is unrealistic. James Mercadante, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025 While the changes to Louis and hedonistic French vampire Lestat de Lioncourt, played by Sam Reid, were more subtle, there were still adjustments made to their looks in season two. Carita Rizzo, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hedonistic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hedonistic
Adjective
  • The label doesn’t specify the thread count, but the sheets certainly felt soft and luxurious.
    Laura Itzkowitz, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
  • In the early modern era, sugar was a valuable luxurious commodity, replacing honey as a sweetener.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • His goal was to create a sensual yet minimalist refuge, where the architecture of the space would be the focus.
    Amir Capogrossi Badreddine, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Camille Rowe reunited with Reformation for the brand’s latest collaboration with the French model and actress, introducing a new, limited-edition collection of feminine styles and sensual separates.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025

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“Hedonistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hedonistic. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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