as in frenzied
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Recent Examples of orgiastic
But the conduct of the war also has an orgiastic quality.
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Seyward Darby, Longreads, 8 Feb. 2024
Additionally, while howling at the moon last Thursday in an orgiastic frenzy, I was struck with an epiphany.
—Josh Gondelman, The New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2023
Conflicts among actors, scientists, and oligarchs become orgiastic, exorcised by prayer vigils that can be responded to only with awe.
—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
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Seyward Darby, Longreads, 8 Feb. 2024
Additionally, while howling at the moon last Thursday in an orgiastic frenzy, I was struck with an epiphany.
—Josh Gondelman, The New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2023
Conflicts among actors, scientists, and oligarchs become orgiastic, exorcised by prayer vigils that can be responded to only with awe.
—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
See All Example Sentences for orgiastic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orgiastic
Adjective
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After hubris comes nemesis, and after the frenzied excesses of the woke revolution came Donald Trump.—
Rich Lowry,
National Review,
28 May 2025
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Executive produced by Ye, the surprise Christmas Day release of the frenzied Whole Lotta Red in 2020 cemented him as a top-tier artist.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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Benicio del Toro, alternately glowering and glib, stars as Anatole (Zsa-zsa) Korda, an Onassis-like figure of uninhibited ruthlessness.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
29 May 2025
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Some are more blunt: Stop worrying about these jobs and embrace the future of uninhibited creation.—
Ryan Faughnder,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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Lee was unrestrained, sustained fatal injuries, and was pronounced deceased on the scene.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
22 May 2025
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Their daughter, also unrestrained, was pronounced dead in the backseat of the car.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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“Orgiastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orgiastic. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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