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Definition of orgy

as in revelry

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Recent Examples of orgy On one wall hangs a 1970s painting of a clown orgy by Larry Vincent Garrison. — Zoey Goto, Architectural Digest, 6 May 2026 In a fit of rage over the expositions made in Lexi's play, Nate drives to a warehouse where Cal drinks with a few of his orgy partners. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026 Cawthorn’s bumpy two-year ride through Congress included several controversies, including the seemingly debunked claim that he’d been invited to attend a VIP orgy. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026 Similar groups popped up, including a group promoting an orgy on Odesa’s Derybasivska Street. — Neringa Klumbytė, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for orgy

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Space Afrika bring in slow-moving and often gorgeous layers of double bass, violin, harp, saxophone, and piano to exhume the revelry, grief, and chaos of their inner worlds.

— Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
But somehow, in the midst of all this frat-boy revelry, Ilya is able to outline his vision for the future, one in which AI will have solved numerous human problems, including eradicating not only cancer but also loneliness and unhappiness.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 7 Oct. 2026

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New Orleans has never shied away from bacchanalia, and what better complements that festive spirit than a good drink?

— Kristin Braswell, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
The tradition actually dates back to the ancient bacchanalia that celebrated the fall harvest and the wine god, Bacchus.

— Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2026

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In IconArrows pointing outwards Morgan Stanley Far more important to me will be how stocks respond to another quarter of probable blowout earnings growth from the AI complex.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
In 2022, Donald sacked Allen once in a 31-10 season-opening blowout defeat that started the Rams’ historic Super Bowl hangover.

— Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

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