orgy

noun

Definition of orgynext
as in revelry

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Recent Examples of orgy The expectation was for an orgy of merchandise and fistfights over whatever happened to be left on the shelves. — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024 Meanwhile, the cryptocurrency industry, having used its unfathomable resources to help knock out of Congress economic populists like Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, is poised to enjoy a deregulatory bonanza under Trump, setting the stage for an orgy of dangerous financial speculation. — Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025 There are no secret cameras, no orgies, no other celebrities involved, no underground tunnels, no minors, and not so much as a hint of coercion or violence. — Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025 Heather is wearing a periwinkle gown that looks like a dry Swiffer orgy. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for orgy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orgy
  1. revelry
  2. bacchanalia
  3. revel
  4. blowout
Noun
  • With the game coming in February and the revelry leading up to Mardi Gras, officials wanted them out of sight as New Orleans would be inundated with visitors.
    — Rick Rojas, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The women in the fresco are both hunters and dancers, suggesting that the duality of slaughter and revelry was a central tenet.
    — Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
Definition of revelry
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  • Punk in the Park is headed back to Denver for a grizzled bacchanalia of punk rock, craft beer and nostalgia, following its single-day debut in 2021.
    — John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Some instead clamored for New Orleans's own Lil Wayne, a living embodiment of the raucous creativity and bacchanalia of the city hosting Super Bowl LIX.
    — Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
Definition of bacchanalia
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  • During spring bloom, an upsurge in photosynthesizing algae and other microbes kick-starts the Arctic ecosystem, fueling a yearly revel, with tiny crustaceans, fish, seals, birds, polar bears, whales, and more.
    — Asher Elbein, WIRED, 2 Mar. 2025
  • During spring bloom, an upsurge in photosynthesizing algae and other microbes kick-starts the Arctic ecosystem, fueling a yearly revel, with tiny crustaceans, fish, seals, birds, polar bears, whales and more.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
Definition of revel
Noun
  • This game was a blowout from start to finish with the Jaguars caught in a crossfire hurricane.
    — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025
  • March may bring more of the same Bitcoin could return to pre-election levels after this week’s selloff, says Wolfe Coinbase just reported a blowout fourth quarter.
    — Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of blowout

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