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The Dies Irae comes in during the final movement, in a fugue with dancing witches, a bubbling cauldron, and a diabolical orgy (in this recording, at about 3:25).
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Staff, Quartz, 25 Sep. 2024
There’s the magical-realist orgy of corruption: Gómez stole so much of Venezuela’s oil wealth, and Maduro has allegedly trafficked so much cocaine through the country, that one was and the other is among the world’s criminally richest men.
—Tim Padgett, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
Yes, that is true, but that’s like being at a high-school sleepover and everyone has made out with another person, but one slumber-partier has been to several orgies.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2024
Mao's signature carnage, the Cultural Revolution, was a chaotic orgy of violence, a world apart from Stalin's meticulously scripted Great Terror and show trials of the 1930s.
—Nick Frisch, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2017
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Staff, Quartz, 25 Sep. 2024
There’s the magical-realist orgy of corruption: Gómez stole so much of Venezuela’s oil wealth, and Maduro has allegedly trafficked so much cocaine through the country, that one was and the other is among the world’s criminally richest men.
—Tim Padgett, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
Yes, that is true, but that’s like being at a high-school sleepover and everyone has made out with another person, but one slumber-partier has been to several orgies.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2024
Mao's signature carnage, the Cultural Revolution, was a chaotic orgy of violence, a world apart from Stalin's meticulously scripted Great Terror and show trials of the 1930s.
—Nick Frisch, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2017
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Boyhood revelry doesn’t fill Ma’s coffers or get her a penthouse view of the city from which the two of ya’s can dance the night away.Andy Andersen, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
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Giant screens inside make this a prime spot for game days and the patio, as anyone who's familiar with the location will know, is perfect for post-bike-ride revelry and refreshment.Worth Sparkman, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
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Branded events at Cannes, Martha’s Vineyard and Sundance have replaced Puff’s bacchanalias, and Michael Rubin’s annual Hamptons White Party is now the place to see and be seen.Amy DuBois Barnett, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
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Unlike recent eat-the-rich offerings, Blink Twice is only partially about ultra-wealthy bacchanalia.Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2024
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Salem's focus on confronting a difficult history, teamed with clever marketing and the explosion of the holiday into a mainstream cultural force, has made Salem the country's go-to spot for Halloween revels.Mike Deehan, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
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For instance, Josephus’ account states that around 1,000 revels took their lives toward the siege’s end, but some academics have argued that such an event may never have occurred.Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2024
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Despite boasting a 5-4 record following Sunday’s blowout loss to the Baltimore Ravens, the Denver Broncos surprised many on Monday by trading away pass rusher Baron Browning.Vincent Frank, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Brad Biggs’ 10 thoughts on the Chicago Bears’ blowout loss in Week 9.Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Orgy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orgy. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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