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Noun
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The four libertines are fascists engaged in a last orgy of terror as the country slides from their control.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025 -
No orgies, no drug madness, no trouble with the law.—
Touré,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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This gastro bacchanalia might look unchanged from a few decades ago, with 90-pound butter sculptures and century-old barns, towering carnival rides, and extravagant displays of agriculture.—
Jess Eng,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 Sep. 2025
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The only sober attendees are a father (Sergi López) and his young son (Bruno Núñez) who are hoping to find the boy’s sister, a bohemian swept up in the relentless rhythm of this road-tripping bacchanalia.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2025
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Their rollicking redo, set from dusk to hangover at a drunken bacchanal, is vibrant and viciously alive.—
Amy Nicholson,
Twin Cities,
23 Oct. 2025
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Suffice it to say, with credentials such as this, a charivari of fashion-week regulars, media, film and musical grandees and not a few New York and London tatterdemalions showed for the September 12 bacchanal on Church Street.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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By the time of the centennial celebration in 1926 (a year late), tens of thousands of miles of railroad track crossed the country.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Oct. 2025
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Before, Singh said, citywide politicians engaged South Asian and Muslim voters at Hindu Diwali or Islamic Eid celebrations, usually speaking to a few prominent gatekeepers, often religious leaders or business owners.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
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While Kim is one of the first to step out in the captivating spring 2026 designs, expect to see more across gala, premiere, and awards season.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
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Kerry Washington chose one of designer Thom Browne‘s playful, preppy looks for the Big Brothers Big Sisters 2025 Big Night Out gala in Los Angeles on Wednesday night.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Saturnalia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saturnalia. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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