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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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The best it can do for jokes is endless animal wordplay—a road sign reading “Gnu Jersey,” a bacchanal dubbed “Burning Mammal.”

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 27, 2025

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

“Babylon” got a boost, too: After some raucous, polarizing peek-outs last month, Damien Chazelle’s Hollywood bacchanal snagged five nominations, including key nods for cast members Margot Robbie, Diego Calva and Brad Pitt.

From New York Times Dec. 12, 2022

“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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