saturnalia

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Noun
  • The orgy comments and Zelenskyy criticism seemed to have kicked off a campaign against Cawthorn within the GOP to ensure he wasn’t reelected.
    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
Noun
  • 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
  • Berman flashes back through the lavish bacchanalia of Alex’s last months, through the eyes of a podcaster trying to unravel the mystery of his death, to reveal the knotty story behind the apparent suicide.
    Calum Marsh, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Eyes Wide Shut, with Hedda and her new husband throwing a bacchanal of a party in a manor house.
    Ben Jureidini, Them., 22 Aug. 2025
  • Photo Gallery The bacchanal comes to an abrupt end when the cops arrive — military police, not the regular kind — and declare a state of emergency, ordering all EU citizens to evacuate.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Her kids were at the celebration with flags and traditional Mexican shirts.
    Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
  • As Emmy celebrations peppered the town on Saturday night, a starkly differently occasion left attendees shaken, tearful and reminded of the immersive power of cinema.
    Stacey Wilson Hunt, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The gala, filled with stars like Derek Jeter and Gerrit Cole, raised more than $375,000, and after the Yankees’ $250,000 contribution during a ceremony at Sunday’s game in the Bronx, the foundation is ready to impact youth with more than half a million dollars and counting.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Project Healthy Minds has also named Keith Lissner, Former EVP of Design for Vera Wang, as artistic curator for the gala.
    Giana Levy, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Saturnalia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saturnalia. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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