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Recent Examples of bacchanalia
Unlike recent eat-the-rich offerings, Blink Twice is only partially about ultra-wealthy bacchanalia.
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2024
That interpretation was common to many viewers, but the artistic director of the ceremony later said the tableau was meant to depict a Greek bacchanalia, and was not staged as a mockery of Christ’s final meal.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 July 2024
The internal records obtained by AP show the DEA disciplined or ousted at least a dozen other agents for either participating in the bacchanalia or failing to sound the alarms about it.
—CBS News, 25 July 2024
Cue the wedding-preliminary this and that, the roving bacchanalia of drinking and partying and parasailing, with Marilyn’s fiancé steering clear by design (his and the screenwriters’), so as not to intrude on the girls’ weekend.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 July 2024
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2024
That interpretation was common to many viewers, but the artistic director of the ceremony later said the tableau was meant to depict a Greek bacchanalia, and was not staged as a mockery of Christ’s final meal.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 July 2024
The internal records obtained by AP show the DEA disciplined or ousted at least a dozen other agents for either participating in the bacchanalia or failing to sound the alarms about it.
—CBS News, 25 July 2024
Cue the wedding-preliminary this and that, the roving bacchanalia of drinking and partying and parasailing, with Marilyn’s fiancé steering clear by design (his and the screenwriters’), so as not to intrude on the girls’ weekend.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bacchanalia
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But Clay’s psychosexual and personal freefall does not land him at a Long Island orgy for the super rich.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2025
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There’s the contest itself, the Big Game, and then there’s the week leading up to it, a jubilee of parties and promotions, a glad-handing orgy for the sports-entertainment complex and a bucket-list indulgence for fans who can spare the time and the expense.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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
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By now, the regular fans, who, although not quite working stiffs, were obliged to recognize the traditional boundary between week and weekend, were arriving in New Orleans, and the proceedings were morphing from a corporate convention and media event into a mass happening and citywide bacchanal.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, Nicola Coughlan supports Bowen Yang at The Wedding Banquet opening gala in London, and Pedro Pascal looks as handsome as ever in Oakland, California.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Cheers to Change 2025: A charity gala hosted by the Victim Service Center of Central Florida.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Bacchanalia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bacchanalia. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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