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as in reveller
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Recent Examples of bacchanal
But, in a stroke of political savvy, Harrison leaned into the image, campaigning from town to town in a kind of roving bacchanal.
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Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
Los Angeles is a main character—a despoiled paradise where celebrities mistake their privilege for immortality, and abandon responsibility when the inevitable consequences of their long-term bacchanal kick in.
—Elizabeth Nelson, The Atlantic, 31 July 2024
This resurgent interest in bacchanals — beer-cchanals? — is not limited to San Diego County.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
Friendship is the electronic music party cruise from Gary Richards, the longtime DJ and party promoter who launched the sailing bacchanal in 2018 and also founded HARD events.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2024
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Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
Los Angeles is a main character—a despoiled paradise where celebrities mistake their privilege for immortality, and abandon responsibility when the inevitable consequences of their long-term bacchanal kick in.
—Elizabeth Nelson, The Atlantic, 31 July 2024
This resurgent interest in bacchanals — beer-cchanals? — is not limited to San Diego County.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
Friendship is the electronic music party cruise from Gary Richards, the longtime DJ and party promoter who launched the sailing bacchanal in 2018 and also founded HARD events.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bacchanal
Noun
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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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There are no secret cameras, no orgies, no other celebrities involved, no underground tunnels, no minors, and not so much as a hint of coercion or violence.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA TODAY,
15 Jan. 2025
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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
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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
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The revelers out front beckoned us over and welcomed us in with open arms.—
Mel Buer,
The Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2025
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Rivka Reyes, who played bassist Katie in the film, shared a video montage from the wedding to TikTok on Monday, January 6, and amongst the revelers were several more actors.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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Ronaldinho worked hard to justifiably earn a reputation as a party animal throughout his career.—
The Athletic Staff,
The Athletic,
30 Dec. 2024
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The good news is that there are plenty of lovely alternative options for people whose inner party animal is in hibernation, but who still want December 31 to feel a little more special than a regular Tuesday night.—
Grace McCarty,
SELF,
28 Dec. 2024
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Winners will be announced at their awards gala at The Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 23.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
17 Jan. 2025
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Trump nominated the former North Dakota governor at a Mar-a-Lago gala on Nov. 14.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The man in charge of this band of merrymakers is Nigel Petersen — a thinly disguised Lorne Michaels — an inscrutable star-maker whose whims have shaped late-night comedy since the early 1980s.—
Ron Charles,
Washington Post,
28 Mar. 2023
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According to the study, led by Shevach Friedler and published in Fertility and Sterility, a medical merrymaker visited the fertility clinic regularly for a year.—
Patrick Morgan,
Discover Magazine,
14 Jan. 2011
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The Near Southside area studied, however, was more than nine times larger, more than 778 acres, and included both the Magnolia and South Main entertainment districts as well as much more of the neighborhood that does not attract partygoers.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Jan. 2025
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This pack of 2025 glasses has a variety of different glasses styles, so partygoers can choose ones that match their style.—
Christopher Murray,
Fox News,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Bacchanal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bacchanal. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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