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as in reveller
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as in orgy
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Recent Examples of bacchanal
As sunlight dimmed, the air grew heavy, the bacchanal came to an end.
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
Designed as a cyberpunk bacchanal at the end of time, the Chromatica Ball’s aesthetic was harsh and uncompromising, an honest reflection of how Gaga was feeling at the time.
—Jaeden Pinder, Pitchfork, 7 Mar. 2025
Image As sunlight dimmed, the air grew heavy, the bacchanal came to an end.
—Danielle Pergament Nick Ballón, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
As Dorian’s life becomes an incessant bacchanal, Snook spends much of her time mugging and narrating directly into a smartphone screen, which is seamlessly projected onto a wall behind her.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
Designed as a cyberpunk bacchanal at the end of time, the Chromatica Ball’s aesthetic was harsh and uncompromising, an honest reflection of how Gaga was feeling at the time.
—Jaeden Pinder, Pitchfork, 7 Mar. 2025
Image As sunlight dimmed, the air grew heavy, the bacchanal came to an end.
—Danielle Pergament Nick Ballón, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
As Dorian’s life becomes an incessant bacchanal, Snook spends much of her time mugging and narrating directly into a smartphone screen, which is seamlessly projected onto a wall behind her.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bacchanal
Noun
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Ava’s mom is in the writers’ room for a wild and perfect news story: Our favorite Las Vegas mayor was caught having an orgy on a zamboni with MULTIPLE hockey players!—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
16 May 2025
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And over the course of two years, Cawthorn kept the district in the headlines through various scandals from bringing weapons to airports and schools to allegations of insider trading to accusing his colleagues of snorting cocaine and having orgies.—
Danielle Battaglia,
Charlotte Observer,
15 May 2025
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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
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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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Officially slated for June 6th and 7th, this vibrant event is set to be the largest LGBTQ+ music festival in recorded history, bringing thousands of revelers to Washington’s RFK Festival Grounds.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Residents of Liverpool grappled with the aftermath of the incident, in which a vehicle could be seen in video shared on social media driving through a crowd of revelers celebrating Liverpool Football Club’s English Premier League title win.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
28 May 2025
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What was once a misunderstood creature trying to find his own identity has morphed into a party animal who wouldn’t be out of place in a frat house.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
21 May 2025
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Since then, thousands of party animals have flocked to Lake Boca Raton's shoulder-length deep waters.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The venerable organization honored the exec at its spring gala alongside illustrious New York native and Severance star John Turturro.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
10 June 2025
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Emi Ko is among select pieces to be auctioned at a closing gala on June 20, with proceeds directly supporting coral reef protection and restoration around the world.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Hamilton SantaCon & 1K Fun Run A 1K fun run at Marcum Park kicks off Hamilton's second annual SantaCon, where merrymakers dress as the jolly ole elf and frolic throughout the city's Dora district, spreading holiday cheer, joy and perhaps ending up with a lump of coal in the stocking.—
Luann Gibbs,
The Enquirer,
6 Dec. 2024
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The man in charge of this band of merrymakers is Nigel Petersen — a thinly disguised Lorne Michaels — an inscrutable star-maker whose whims have shaped late-night comedy since the early 1980s.—
Ron Charles,
Washington Post,
28 Mar. 2023
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On October 7, 2023, the party was overrun by terrorists who brutally killed 364 partygoers and abducted another 40 to Gaza.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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After attackers broke into the shelter and started shooting partygoers, Raphael played dead, then lay beneath bodies for eight hours until she was rescued.—
Alex Marshall,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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“Bacchanal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bacchanal. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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