saturnalia

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Noun
  • Upon arriving at Dalí's studio, Cher realized that an orgy had just taken place.
    Marina Watts, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
  • There, Manson led sermons, orchestrated orgies and fostered a cult-like environment.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 19 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The film won the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 1960 and stars one of Fellini’s muses, Marcello Mastroianni, as a tabloid journalist on a week-long bacchanalia through the ancient, yet modern city in search of love and happiness.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Present at the Gran Teatro del Liceo for a gala which celebrated Barca's 125th anniversary on November 29 this year, Sotil is fondly remembered by Culers while being revered in his homeland.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • In: Comedy About Love Broadway gala in New York City in a rare red carpet appearance on Dec. 16.
    Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Saturnalia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saturnalia. Accessed 29 Dec. 2024.

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