bacchanalian
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Her new music reflects those bacchanalian nights, where people found freedom to be themselves "free from police, free from judgement", said Monaé.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2023
He did this by hosting bacchanalian parties, often in Las Vegas, and bestowing absurdly lavish gifts on his growing stable of celebrity acquaintances.
From Washington Post • Apr. 3, 2023
Just as the teens host a bacchanalian Halloween party at Gary and Sam’s house, while their parents are away, aliens decide this is a perfect time to attack.
From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2023
Denying those bacchanalian tendencies would be to forget why we live here in the first place.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2022
No figures are represented on these vases, but the ornaments are light wreathes of ivy, or vine-leaves, with masks and other bacchanalian symbols.
From The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume I (of 3) by Knowles, John
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