saturnalias

plural of saturnalia

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for saturnalias
Noun
  • Both Indigenous groups adopted alcohol for social and ritual purposes, drinking with visitors and at celebrations and ceremonies.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Here's 12 nearby celebrations to enjoy German beer, food, music and more.
    Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 29 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
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“Saturnalias.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saturnalias. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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