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Recent Examples of orgiastic
The resulting film, Yes—opening this week in New York City—begins with an orgiastic carnival among warmongers in Tel Aviv.
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Jordan Hoffman, Vanity Fair, 25 Mar. 2026
Along the road of The Bride and Frank’s orgiastic spree, a Berlin-like underground club called Depravation (applause to Gyllenhaal for bringing Swedish music artist Fever Ray to the big screen) could’ve been a showstopping setpiece.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2026
This is likewise the thrust of Salò, based on the Marquis de Sade’s The 120 Days of Sodom, an orgiastic, disturbing carnival of torture, rape, and killing, reset by Pasolini in the town from which fascism reigned in the 1940s.
—Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
Instead of the orgiastic madhouse that fans of Monster and American Horror Story have grown accustomed to, Devil in Disguise is a somber affair, as aesthetically chilly as a December in Des Plaines, Illinois.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
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Jordan Hoffman, Vanity Fair, 25 Mar. 2026
Along the road of The Bride and Frank’s orgiastic spree, a Berlin-like underground club called Depravation (applause to Gyllenhaal for bringing Swedish music artist Fever Ray to the big screen) could’ve been a showstopping setpiece.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2026
This is likewise the thrust of Salò, based on the Marquis de Sade’s The 120 Days of Sodom, an orgiastic, disturbing carnival of torture, rape, and killing, reset by Pasolini in the town from which fascism reigned in the 1940s.
—Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
Instead of the orgiastic madhouse that fans of Monster and American Horror Story have grown accustomed to, Devil in Disguise is a somber affair, as aesthetically chilly as a December in Des Plaines, Illinois.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orgiastic
Adjective
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The crowd was frenzied, as was social media.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
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Less than five miles from the skyscrapers and frenzied metropolis of downtown Montreal, Côte-des-Neiges is a quieter, modern residential bubble.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
Adjective
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Angela’s bookish young son Jonathan (Danny Pintauro) and her gloriously uninhibited mother Mona (Katherine Helmond) rounded out the household.—
JP Mangalindan,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 June 2026
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But what was missing was more of a winning spirit, more aggressive, uninhibited and self-assured.—
Max Mathews,
New York Times,
9 June 2026
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Stood frozen to the backdrop of unrestrained exultation, Cholowsky — the presumptive top pick in July’s MLB Draft — gazed over the boy’s shoulder with a thousand-yard stare.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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One of them, who was unrestrained, died at the scene, while the other was taken to the hospital with major injuries.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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“Orgiastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orgiastic. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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