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Recent Examples of bacchanal
Things can get boisterous, too, especially if you're seated in the front bar, which often feels like the Queen City's version of a bacchanal.
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Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2025
Photo Gallery The bacchanal comes to an abrupt end when the cops arrive — military police, not the regular kind — and declare a state of emergency, ordering all EU citizens to evacuate.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 15 May 2025
In some ways, Mr. Combs was still carrying out his first breakout talent, promoting buzzy parties — this time with the hip-hop version of a Roman bacchanal.
—Ben Sisario, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
As sunlight dimmed, the air grew heavy, the bacchanal came to an end.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
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Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2025
Photo Gallery The bacchanal comes to an abrupt end when the cops arrive — military police, not the regular kind — and declare a state of emergency, ordering all EU citizens to evacuate.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 15 May 2025
In some ways, Mr. Combs was still carrying out his first breakout talent, promoting buzzy parties — this time with the hip-hop version of a Roman bacchanal.
—Ben Sisario, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
As sunlight dimmed, the air grew heavy, the bacchanal came to an end.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bacchanal
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Take William Shakespeare, who is often portrayed as a carouser, downing pints while exchanging barbs with his fellow writers, cheating on his wife with both men and women, passionately engaging his quill to reimagine the very nature of the human being.—
Isaac Butler,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
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Before there were incels, there was Charles Guiteau, who spent five years as a near-literal eunuch at the orgy that was the Oneida Community.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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Harron and Turner emphasize the comedy of '80s yuppie manners inside Ellis' orgy of bloodlust, highlighting its savage satire of toxic masculinity and consumer excess.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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New Year’s Eve revelers, grab your hats and gloves – much of the country is in for a frigid start to 2026 with cold dominating forecasts all the way down to Florida.—
Jordan Green,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
6 Jan. 2026
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For decades, law enforcement officials have issued public pleas to revelers not to fire guns into the air on Independence Day and New Year’s Eve, an annual phenomenon in some neighborhoods that has occasionally led to people being maimed or killed.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2026
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Now, 23 years later, Art Basel and the surrounding bacchanalia of Miami Art Week are firmly ensconced, even if the contemporary art market has been in the doldrums, and the city seems to have secured its place in the art firmament – at least in December.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
30 Nov. 2025
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This gastro bacchanalia might look unchanged from a few decades ago, with 90-pound butter sculptures and century-old barns, towering carnival rides, and extravagant displays of agriculture.—
Jess Eng,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 Sep. 2025
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The couple fought about money, household chores, and Anton's alleged reputation as a party animal.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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The legendary nightlife scene in Belgrade, Serbia, is the recommendation for party animals in Europe.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
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From shearling and calf hair to beading and fuzzy fringe, discover the elements that transform everyday dressing into an immersive celebration of imagination and personal style, ahead.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
9 Nov. 2025
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One of the world’s most prestigious art events, Miami Art Week began with Art Basel Miami Beach in 2002 and has since grown into a citywide celebration that draws nearly 80,000 art lovers and tastemakers.—
Staff Author,
Southern Living,
9 Nov. 2025
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While the street entertainment is free to the public, merrymakers can also buy tickets to The Fezziwig Ball at the Skyview Ballroom.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
26 Nov. 2025
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Who would not raise a glass to the memory of so vexed a merrymaker, under whose spell the city is transformed into an exotic pastoral?—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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The project will be the next phase of the Miami Museum of Contemporary Art of the African Diaspora (MoCAAD), a virtual museum that celebrated its 10th anniversary in December at a gala at the Lyric Theater.—
Dorothy Jenkins Fields,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Just a couple of months before the gala, Hadid rocked a gingery auburn color during Milan Fashion Week.—
Tessa Petak,
InStyle,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Bacchanal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bacchanal. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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