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Recent Examples of bacchanal
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.
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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
When Hancock became governor of Massachusetts, his inauguration was a sober political ceremony that quickly morphed into a bacchanal.
—Guy Denton, National Review, 20 Jan. 2024
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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
When Hancock became governor of Massachusetts, his inauguration was a sober political ceremony that quickly morphed into a bacchanal.
—Guy Denton, National Review, 20 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bacchanal
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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
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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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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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Unlike recent eat-the-rich offerings, Blink Twice is only partially about ultra-wealthy bacchanalia.Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2024
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To enter the space, revelers must first walk down a hallway lined with Mars' many Grammys; once inside, the cozy booths or dance floor beckon.Catherine Garcia, theweek, 14 Nov. 2024
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Celebrations last year in Shanghai were marked by huge crowds and revelers using the holiday to take tongue-in-cheek swipes at China’s strict Covid lockdowns and lackluster economy.Chris Lau, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
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Obviously, in their youth, both princes made plenty of headlines with their party animal antics at nightclubs in and around London.Caroline Thayer, Fox News, 6 Oct. 2024
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To give yourself or your favorite party animal the perfect gift this year, keep scrolling and add to cart.Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2024
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The gala will take place on Friday, January 24, 2025 at the Grand Hyatt Deer Valley in Utah.Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
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From luxury galas to interactive pop-ups, creating a meaningful experience doesn’t always require a massive budget—just creativity and focusing on what matters most: acknowledging your hardworking team.Monica Gomez, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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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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In that moment, no matter what part of oldies culture these partygoers resonated with, Modelo beers were raised to the sky in appreciation for the music and the moment.Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
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The source of those flames: a Christmas celebration that climaxes with ten helicopters dropping fake snow on the partygoers, a stunt that turns out to be a bad idea because of strong winds and some not-up-to-code fire extinguishers.Keith Phipps, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
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“Bacchanal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bacchanal. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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