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Recent Examples of orgiastic
Conflicts among actors, scientists, and oligarchs become orgiastic, exorcised by prayer vigils that can be responded to only with awe.
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Armond White, National Review, 25 Aug. 2023
There’s even an orgiastic bacchanal and a dramatic courtroom finale.
—Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023
Because his films have dealt with homosexuality, lesbianism, rape, violence, nudity, and drugs, it is often supposed that the private life of Andy Warhol, a bachelor, is one of prolonged orgiastic license.
—Stephen Birmingham, Town & Country, 10 Aug. 2023
In the editing suite, King played another scene from Episode 3, in which Carrie returns home after an orgiastic round of shoe shopping.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 19 June 2023
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Armond White, National Review, 25 Aug. 2023
There’s even an orgiastic bacchanal and a dramatic courtroom finale.
—Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023
Because his films have dealt with homosexuality, lesbianism, rape, violence, nudity, and drugs, it is often supposed that the private life of Andy Warhol, a bachelor, is one of prolonged orgiastic license.
—Stephen Birmingham, Town & Country, 10 Aug. 2023
In the editing suite, King played another scene from Episode 3, in which Carrie returns home after an orgiastic round of shoe shopping.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 19 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orgiastic
Adjective
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The Trump family’s new crypto tokens are worth well over $10 billion on paper, after a frenzied rally pushed up the value of the digital assets in the days before the inauguration.—
Bernhard Warner,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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With that, after yearslong pursuits and more than a month of frenzied speculation about Sasaki, the mystery abruptly dissolved and the answers became clear.—
Ken Rosenthal,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Depp has some wild fun with it, disturbing all of high society with her uninhibited rage.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
24 Dec. 2024
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Think passionate, uninhibited encounters that leave you breathless.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
refinery29.com,
18 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Biden may have shown how this power ought to be used on his way out (Hunter pardon aside), but with Trump preparing to return to the White House more unrestrained than ever, leaving the pardon power untouched should worry lawmakers across the board.—
Abdallah Fayyad,
Vox,
17 Jan. 2025
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While unrestrained display of ancient splendor defines the Seychelles’ easterly, inner islands, southern and western islands boast more familiar, low-lying sandy fare, cloaked in coconut forests.—
Paul Rubio,
AFAR Media,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Orgiastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orgiastic. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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