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Recent Examples of bacchanalia
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.
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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
Among the vacation bacchanalia and designer haul videos, this one stood out.
—Lauren Smiley, WIRED, 10 July 2024
The composer repeated his La La Land Golden Globes win with victories at the ex-HFPA run ceremony for 2018’s First Man and 2022’s early Hollywood bacchanalia Babylon.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 June 2024
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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
Among the vacation bacchanalia and designer haul videos, this one stood out.
—Lauren Smiley, WIRED, 10 July 2024
The composer repeated his La La Land Golden Globes win with victories at the ex-HFPA run ceremony for 2018’s First Man and 2022’s early Hollywood bacchanalia Babylon.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bacchanalia
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Upon arriving at Dalí's studio, Cher realized that an orgy had just taken place.Marina Watts, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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There, Manson led sermons, orchestrated orgies and fostered a cult-like environment.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 19 Nov. 2024
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The infamous bacchanal held in the dusty, dry lake bed of Nevada’s Black Rock Desert started at a high of 98 degrees Fahrenheit on Monday, August 29.Alden Wicker, WIRED, 4 Apr. 2023
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The woman at the center of revelations of bacchanals at the former Italian prime minister’s villa is still fighting a court case, and a negative public image, 14 years later.Emma Bubola, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2024
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The company’s opening night gala, along with its entire season, was dedicated to the company’s visionary muse and artistic director, Judith Jamison, who passed away in November.Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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While attending a gala performance for the West End musical version of the 2006 film, the Vogue editrix addressed comparisons between herself and the character Miranda Priestly (played by Meryl Streep) from the movie and the bestselling 2003 novel by Wintour’s former assistant Lauren Weisberger.Glenn Garner, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Bacchanalia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bacchanalia. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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