orgy

noun

Definition of orgynext
as in revelry

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Recent Examples of orgy Similar groups popped up, including a group promoting an orgy on Odesa’s Derybasivska Street. — Neringa Klumbytė, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026 When Pillion filmed an orgy in the woods, those background actors showed up with their own props and offered tips on, as Melling puts it, the choreography. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026 Rogers has one of his favorite scenes with Malcolm McDowell, where the Slasher unleashes a gory massacre with his axe during an orgy at the Maryland mansion of a wealthy Satanist (McDowell). — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026 Huntington’s clash among cultures cannot explain any of these blood orgies. — Josef Joffe, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for orgy
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  1. revelry
  2. bacchanalia
  3. revel
  4. blowout
Noun
  • All of it comes together in their new album in a rich symphonic display that creates tension, emotion, introspection, and revelry and that tells a deep narrative through sound, one that even the addition of lyrics couldn’t improve on.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 9 July 2026
  • Egypt won in penalties as well to join Mexico and Norway in newfound revelry.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of revelry
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  • More than 350 authors will gather on 21 stages for a three-day bacchanalia of literature, which in the past has drawn more than 25,000 people to downtown Berkeley.
    — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
  • Mini bars burst with silk eye covers, collagen masks, melatonin sprays and ear plugs, suggesting the bacchanalia Estelle encourages.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026
Definition of bacchanalia
Noun
  • In the summer, the monsoon rains fatten the grass into a verdant shag, an annual revel for grazers.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The historic Paulaner brewery hosts three weeks of rowdy revels, kicking off on March 6.
    — Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 12 Jan. 2026
Definition of revel
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  • As the dust settles on this Bastille Day blowout, the market has left the gates wide open for option sellers.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 15 July 2026
  • Pamela Anderson’s name is synonymous with her bombshell blonde blowout.
    — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 14 July 2026
Definition of blowout

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