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Recent Examples of orgy
Among Somner’s more memorable demonstrations of that skill was overseeing the wild airplane orgy scene in The Wolf of Wall Street.
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 29 Nov. 2024
Since the camera crew started following her around, Nadja has reined in her hedonistic tendencies; the vampires haven’t hosted their annual orgy since season one, at least not on-camera.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2024
When Elizabeth and Catherine walk in, there is a full-on drunken orgy happening, complete with a young man going down on Anjou.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2024
For the Russia release, the producers received requests to black out a scene where Strong, as Cohn, participates in a gay orgy.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 29 Nov. 2024
Since the camera crew started following her around, Nadja has reined in her hedonistic tendencies; the vampires haven’t hosted their annual orgy since season one, at least not on-camera.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2024
When Elizabeth and Catherine walk in, there is a full-on drunken orgy happening, complete with a young man going down on Anjou.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2024
For the Russia release, the producers received requests to black out a scene where Strong, as Cohn, participates in a gay orgy.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orgy
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The event is pageantry and patriotism with a revelry of cadets and midshipmen bouncing and cheering for their branch.Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Thankfully, the town and its environs are full of sommeliers and other wine authorities only too eager to share their recommendations for year-end revelry, holiday gifting, and serious collecting.Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
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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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Our revels are over when she’s called back on set in Nashville to continue filming Scarpetta, the Amazon TV adaptation of Patricia Cornwall’s bestselling novels about crime-solving forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta, with Jamie Lee Curtis playing her sister and Ariana DeBose as her niece.Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
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Salem's focus on confronting a difficult history, teamed with clever marketing and the explosion of the holiday into a mainstream cultural force, has made Salem the country's go-to spot for Halloween revels.Mike Deehan, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
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Beverly Hills is one of the most festive places in the world to celebrate the holidays while having a blowout meal.Andy Wang, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Fanning’s usual look at the moment seems to be classic, medium-length down-dos, sometimes with headbands and blowouts, though she’s experimented with other classically feminine hair looks before.Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Orgy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orgy. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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