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bacchanal

[bah-kuh-nahl, bak-uh-nal, bak-uh-nl, bak-uh-nl] / ˌbɑ kəˈnɑl, ˌbæk əˈnæl, ˈbæk ə nl, ˈbæk ə nl /


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Organizers say it’s all about maintaining the purity of the Bavarian bacchanal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

It’s lofty stuff to swallow given that, for many, Carnival is escapism or rambunctious bacchanal.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 10, 2024

As far back as 1997, he whisked the justice to the all-male bacchanal of elites known as the Bohemian Grove, in the redwoods north of San Francisco.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2023

Organizers even aim to make the bacchanal “carbon negative.”

From Washington Post ● Jan. 13, 2023

“I arranged this little bacchanal in your honor,” the scythe said, gesturing to the party around them.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman


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