as in sensuality
excessive pursuit of fleshly pleasures
the billionaire's extravagant parties were marked by a degree of sybaritism not seen since the days of decadent Rome
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The playing of music in seventeenth-century genre paintings often suggests sensuality and pleasure of an easy, familiar kind.
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Beneath all the sensuality and beauty, there’s also a lingering melancholy that feels very familiar to me.
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He was lost in his personal problems, and, perhaps, blinded by greed.
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Entering our 250th year, America will either emerge as a more perfect union, or crumble under the weight of our own cruelty and greed.
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Food and Beverage Wrapped in cascades of cherry blossom, The Orchard Room reimagines afternoon tea with unapologetic hedonism—affectionately dubbed InfiniTEA.
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Such hedonism won’t fly in 2026, industry analysts told CNN.
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“Sybaritism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sybaritism. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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