bacchanalia

Definition of bacchanalianext

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Recent Examples of bacchanalia Berman flashes back through the lavish bacchanalia of Alex’s last months, through the eyes of a podcaster trying to unravel the mystery of his death, to reveal the knotty story behind the apparent suicide. Calum Marsh, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025 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 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 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 See All Example Sentences for bacchanalia
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bacchanalia
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Everyone is invited to this bacchanal of botox and fire dancers, but everyone seems to understand that this is actually the opening salvo of the war that’s been brewing between Mary and Chrishell’s respective fiefdoms.
    Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Their rollicking redo, set from dusk to hangover at a drunken bacchanal, is vibrant and viciously alive.
    Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Bacchanalia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bacchanalia. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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