saturnalia

Definition of saturnalianext

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Noun
  • In a fit of rage over the expositions made in Lexi's play, Nate drives to a warehouse where Cal drinks with a few of his orgy partners.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Cawthorn’s bumpy two-year ride through Congress included several controversies, including the seemingly debunked claim that he’d been invited to attend a VIP orgy.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • While the young actors light up the screen in their other ventures, here, they are simply dragged and squeezed into Levinson's male gaze bacchanalia.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Betting is folded into the bacchanalia, so even non-gamblers gamble.
    J.J. Bailey, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The basketball bacchanal is the thing – swapping pep bands in end zone pits and dancing mascots and eight teams taking one court chasing after the same singular prize.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
  • For nearly 10 years running, Lesley VanNess never missed the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, a beachfront bacchanal of celebrities, booze and bites that tens of thousands of attendees pay hundreds to thousands of dollars to join.
    CBS News, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The celebration of Christ's resurrection, a core belief known as Fasika in Amharic, is observed a week after Catholic and Protestant Easter.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Within days of the ceasefire, the country’s Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum asked those in the UAE to lift a flag in celebration, generating a fresh wave of pro-emirates content online.
    Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Proceeds from the gala benefit Film at Lincoln Center‘s year-round programming, including film series, education initiatives, and events like New York Film Festival and New Directors/New Films.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026
  • In addition to a screening of the film, there were cocktails and a black-tie gala dinner—all held at Lincoln Center, the monumental performing arts center that’s served as the beautiful beating heart of Manhattan’s culture since it was erected in the 1950s.
    Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Saturnalia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saturnalia. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.

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