as in frenzied
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Recent Examples of orgiastic
But the conduct of the war also has an orgiastic quality.
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Seyward Darby, Longreads, 8 Feb. 2024
Additionally, while howling at the moon last Thursday in an orgiastic frenzy, I was struck with an epiphany.
—Josh Gondelman, The New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2023
Conflicts among actors, scientists, and oligarchs become orgiastic, exorcised by prayer vigils that can be responded to only with awe.
—Armond White, National Review, 25 Aug. 2023
There’s even an orgiastic bacchanal and a dramatic courtroom finale.
—Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023
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Seyward Darby, Longreads, 8 Feb. 2024
Additionally, while howling at the moon last Thursday in an orgiastic frenzy, I was struck with an epiphany.
—Josh Gondelman, The New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2023
Conflicts among actors, scientists, and oligarchs become orgiastic, exorcised by prayer vigils that can be responded to only with awe.
—Armond White, National Review, 25 Aug. 2023
There’s even an orgiastic bacchanal and a dramatic courtroom finale.
—Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023
See All Example Sentences for orgiastic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orgiastic
Adjective
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Few filmmakers can compare with the muscularity Evans brings to the frenzied mass-casualty clash.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Apr. 2025
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In the summer of 1961, thousands of frenzied seabirds were seen in Monterey, California, when Hitchcock was visiting.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Is there a sense of freedom that comes with playing someone as uninhibited as Quinn?—
Cat Cardenas,
Vogue,
16 Apr. 2025
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Frequent exposure to explicit content can also shape unrealistic expectations, leading someone to assume their partner should be just as open, uninhibited or eager about certain acts.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Amid such unrestrained play, the mind seizes all the more fiercely onto recurring images.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2025
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To our collective pleasure, S.S. Rajamouli directs with an absolutely unrestrained imagination: fight scenes defy gravity, characters crash through walls and metaphors alike and even the smallest moments are delivered with mythic weight.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Orgiastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orgiastic. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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