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Recent Examples of orgy
The orgy comments and Zelenskyy criticism seemed to have kicked off a campaign against Cawthorn within the GOP to ensure he wasn’t reelected.
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Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
During the orgy sequence in Episode 1, Peacemaker discovers a door in his late father, Auggie’s (Robert Patrick) house that leads to a parallel universe where all that is wrong in his current world is right in the new dimension.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Out of this misperception grew an orgy of reckless extrapolation, with Lowell presiding in the Hef robe.
—David Kamp, Air Mail, 23 Aug. 2025
While John and Quiet try to navigate the orgy on the way to the vault, Dollface kills the snipers who could prevent their escape.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025
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Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
During the orgy sequence in Episode 1, Peacemaker discovers a door in his late father, Auggie’s (Robert Patrick) house that leads to a parallel universe where all that is wrong in his current world is right in the new dimension.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Out of this misperception grew an orgy of reckless extrapolation, with Lowell presiding in the Hef robe.
—David Kamp, Air Mail, 23 Aug. 2025
While John and Quiet try to navigate the orgy on the way to the vault, Dollface kills the snipers who could prevent their escape.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orgy
Noun
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The filmmaker captures in the film the jubilation of Allied troops going home and even a sense of revelry in Nuremberg.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Only seven miles away from the Red Lodge's classic main street, the mountain is the perfect choice for those looking to combine a ski getaway with shopping, Western history, saloon revelry, and good-old-fashioned small-town hospitality.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Nov. 2025
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
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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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Skeptics wonder if the true intention is to undermine efforts to move away from Confederate associations, an issue that has long split people who favor preserving an aspect of southern heritage and those who want slavery-supporting revels stripped of valor.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
28 July 2025
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So the couple also decided to give Huckleberry an important role in their gender revel.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 June 2025
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Charlotte will have had two days off after a blowout loss at Miami.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The Minnesota women’s basketball team had its second straight blowout to open the season, beating Manhattan 99-36 on Friday at Williams Arena.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Orgy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orgy. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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