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Recent Examples of orgy
The athletes will be congratulating each other — and often even themselves — in an orgy of antics, some qualifying as in your face and over the top.
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Bob Brody, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
Small figures enjoying a lesbian orgy are embroidered onto the canvas, as if to remind viewers that when the outside world is hell, the body can offer private pleasure.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 28 Nov. 2024
The expectation was for an orgy of merchandise and fistfights over whatever happened to be left on the shelves.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
Meanwhile, the cryptocurrency industry, having used its unfathomable resources to help knock out of Congress economic populists like Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, is poised to enjoy a deregulatory bonanza under Trump, setting the stage for an orgy of dangerous financial speculation.
—Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025
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Bob Brody, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
Small figures enjoying a lesbian orgy are embroidered onto the canvas, as if to remind viewers that when the outside world is hell, the body can offer private pleasure.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 28 Nov. 2024
The expectation was for an orgy of merchandise and fistfights over whatever happened to be left on the shelves.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
Meanwhile, the cryptocurrency industry, having used its unfathomable resources to help knock out of Congress economic populists like Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, is poised to enjoy a deregulatory bonanza under Trump, setting the stage for an orgy of dangerous financial speculation.
—Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orgy
Noun
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Their revelry begins in mid-April and culminates on May 17, with many continuing their festivities or recovering from the previous night’s celebrations.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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The intimate, candlelit dinner gave way to a night of revelry, champagne, and music.—
Kristen Bateman,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2025
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Punk in the Park is headed back to Denver for a grizzled bacchanalia of punk rock, craft beer and nostalgia, following its single-day debut in 2021.—
John Wenzel,
The Denver Post,
27 Feb. 2025
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Some instead clamored for New Orleans's own Lil Wayne, a living embodiment of the raucous creativity and bacchanalia of the city hosting Super Bowl LIX.—
Andrew R. Chow,
TIME,
10 Feb. 2025
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During spring bloom, an upsurge in photosynthesizing algae and other microbes kick-starts the Arctic ecosystem, fueling a yearly revel, with tiny crustaceans, fish, seals, birds, polar bears, whales, and more.—
Asher Elbein,
WIRED,
2 Mar. 2025
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During spring bloom, an upsurge in photosynthesizing algae and other microbes kick-starts the Arctic ecosystem, fueling a yearly revel, with tiny crustaceans, fish, seals, birds, polar bears, whales and more.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Jan. 2025
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The Illini took a few blowout losses in February and March (to admittedly strong opponents in Maryland, Duke, Wisconsin and Michigan State).—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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The Gators are in the midst of a dominant stretch including blowout wins over some of the top teams in the country.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Orgy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orgy. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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