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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 -
On one wall hangs a 1970s painting of a clown orgy by Larry Vincent Garrison.—
Zoey Goto,
Architectural Digest,
6 May 2026
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Mini bars burst with silk eye covers, collagen masks, melatonin sprays and ear plugs, suggesting the bacchanalia Estelle encourages.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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All my pre-planning collapsed into a still-now-overwhelming-to-contemplate bacchanalia of trying stuff.—
Adam Dalva,
Longreads,
29 Apr. 2026
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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
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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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“Saturnalia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saturnalia. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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