saturnalia

Definition of saturnalianext

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Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • While the young actors light up the screen in their other ventures, here, they are simply dragged and squeezed into Levinson's male gaze bacchanalia.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Betting is folded into the bacchanalia, so even non-gamblers gamble.
    J.J. Bailey, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • The basketball bacchanal is the thing – swapping pep bands in end zone pits and dancing mascots and eight teams taking one court chasing after the same singular prize.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The attack, which left 15 dead at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration, fueled calls for tougher gun controls and more action to tackle hatred towards Jews and followed ​a spate of antisemitic incidents in Australia.
    Reuters, NBC news, 4 May 2026
  • Named as a nod to the geography and industry of our county and region, the SAND + STEEL Art Fest is a free, three-day celebration of local artistic creativity and talent.
    Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • In 1997, the businessman shocked diplomats at a black-tie gala by announcing the donation of a staggering $1 billion to the United Nations to benefit programs aiding refugees and children.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 7 May 2026
  • Lilly Singh is set to be honored at The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment Canada gala and summit on May 28.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
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“Saturnalia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saturnalia. Accessed 8 May. 2026.

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