as in frenzied
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Recent Examples of orgiastic
But the conduct of the war also has an orgiastic quality.
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Seyward Darby, Longreads, 8 Feb. 2024
Additionally, while howling at the moon last Thursday in an orgiastic frenzy, I was struck with an epiphany.
—Josh Gondelman, The New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2023
Conflicts among actors, scientists, and oligarchs become orgiastic, exorcised by prayer vigils that can be responded to only with awe.
—Armond White, National Review, 25 Aug. 2023
There’s even an orgiastic bacchanal and a dramatic courtroom finale.
—Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023
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Seyward Darby, Longreads, 8 Feb. 2024
Additionally, while howling at the moon last Thursday in an orgiastic frenzy, I was struck with an epiphany.
—Josh Gondelman, The New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2023
Conflicts among actors, scientists, and oligarchs become orgiastic, exorcised by prayer vigils that can be responded to only with awe.
—Armond White, National Review, 25 Aug. 2023
There’s even an orgiastic bacchanal and a dramatic courtroom finale.
—Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023
See All Example Sentences for orgiastic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orgiastic
Adjective
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Flooding, long a problem, worsens as stormwater infrastructure lags behind frenzied development.—
Laura Mallonee,
Wired News,
12 Apr. 2025
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But amid the frenzied scenes inside the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday, the story of the night belonged to one man; Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The book is confident, thorough, uninhibited, and often weird.—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2025
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Dutchman is uninhibited, forceful in its criticisms and condemnations of Black people who refuse to acknowledge the acute pain of racial violence in America.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Amid such unrestrained play, the mind seizes all the more fiercely onto recurring images.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2025
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To our collective pleasure, S.S. Rajamouli directs with an absolutely unrestrained imagination: fight scenes defy gravity, characters crash through walls and metaphors alike and even the smallest moments are delivered with mythic weight.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Orgiastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orgiastic. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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