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Recent Examples of bacchanalia
Now, 23 years later, Art Basel and the surrounding bacchanalia of Miami Art Week are firmly ensconced, even if the contemporary art market has been in the doldrums, and the city seems to have secured its place in the art firmament – at least in December.
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Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
This gastro bacchanalia might look unchanged from a few decades ago, with 90-pound butter sculptures and century-old barns, towering carnival rides, and extravagant displays of agriculture.
—Jess Eng, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
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
Punk in the Park is headed back to Denver for a grizzled bacchanalia of punk rock, craft beer and nostalgia, following its single-day debut in 2021.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2025
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Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
This gastro bacchanalia might look unchanged from a few decades ago, with 90-pound butter sculptures and century-old barns, towering carnival rides, and extravagant displays of agriculture.
—Jess Eng, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
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
Punk in the Park is headed back to Denver for a grizzled bacchanalia of punk rock, craft beer and nostalgia, following its single-day debut in 2021.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bacchanalia
Noun
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Booster asked a guy in the front row if the straight community ever says the word orgy.—
Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
6 May 2026
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On one wall hangs a 1970s painting of a clown orgy by Larry Vincent Garrison.—
Zoey Goto,
Architectural Digest,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Ending Wuthering Heights at Cathy’s death is like ending The Great Gatsby after the big party, or ending The Secret History at the bacchanal.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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Hosted at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes, the bacchanal was long a Mediterranean corrolary to VF’s Oscar Party, where A-listers were less likely to talk business and more likely to jump in the pool fully clothed.—
Julian Sancton,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The historic Paulaner brewery hosts three weeks of rowdy revels, kicking off on March 6.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Subsequent photos showed the proud parents smiling in the audience as their daughter walked across the stage to collect her degree, Zahra alongside her friends in their graduation regalia and a glimpse at a family celebration.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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Where are the best bakeries to buy celebration cakes?—
Kailyn Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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Anika Reed The billionaire rapper is supporting his megastar wife at the gala, alongside their teenage daughter, Blue Ivy.—
Swasti Singhai,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
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In response to that ruling, Encinitas Mayor Bruce Ehlers, who was elected in November 2024, announced that the spring 2025 State of the City would consist of two events — the chamber gala, plus a session at a City Council meeting a week later.—
Barbara Henry,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 May 2026
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“Bacchanalia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bacchanalia. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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