as in raucous
being rough or noisy in a high-spirited way
the fans at the baseball game became particularly boisterous after the home run
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Recent Examples of boisterous
Hulk Hogan, the blond and boisterous body-slammer who brought pro wrestling into the mainstream in the 1980s while becoming one of the most recognizable celebrities of his generation, died Thursday.
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Rhett Bartlett, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2025
River Rose, more timid at the beginning, follows Clarkson's lead and eventually joins in for a more boisterous performance.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 21 July 2025
In the show’s new season, Will (Seth Rogen) and Sylvia (Rose Byrne) are still platonic best friends, but the pair’s decades-long, boisterous dynamic is threatened as Will enters a relationship.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2025
Trump administration ignores and diminishes Pride Pride Month becomes ‘Title IX Month’
Pride – an unapologetically boisterous event – has been met by virtual silence from the White House.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 June 2025
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Rhett Bartlett, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2025
River Rose, more timid at the beginning, follows Clarkson's lead and eventually joins in for a more boisterous performance.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 21 July 2025
In the show’s new season, Will (Seth Rogen) and Sylvia (Rose Byrne) are still platonic best friends, but the pair’s decades-long, boisterous dynamic is threatened as Will enters a relationship.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2025
Trump administration ignores and diminishes Pride Pride Month becomes ‘Title IX Month’
Pride – an unapologetically boisterous event – has been met by virtual silence from the White House.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boisterous
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However, as is the subject of the summer 2025 concert film Gary Numan: A Perfect Circle, Numan charted his way back to the arena 41 years after his retirement performances, where he was greeted by a raucous audience that had awaited his return all along.—
Paul Fitzgerald,
Rolling Stone,
12 Aug. 2025
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Joining the din of already raucous sequel-mania, studios have offered audiences revival after revival aimed at capturing coming-of-age nostalgia.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
11 Aug. 2025
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The area of Bardstown Road in the Highlands has been a point of focus for Greenberg and Louisville Metro Police in the wake of several instances of rowdy patrons causing disturbances in the area earlier in Summer 2025.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
Louisville Courier Journal,
12 Aug. 2025
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The 48-year-old Chico resident said he was also disheartened by the rowdy crowd, which shouted over much of LaMalfa’s response to his question.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Our trip being in late fall, the doors were closed and the place empty and blissfully silent—a restorative experience for parents of a rambunctious nine-year-old.—
Kinsey Giddick,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Aug. 2025
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Counteracting that are the touching scenes where the trio bond with and care for sled dogs (rambunctious Billy is my favorite) at the school.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
1 Aug. 2025
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Its Crown Kids Club pulses with creativity—think gooey slime-making, art workshops, kids’ gymnastics, and lively Pokémon shows—plus a dedicated cinema, a LEGO playroom, a mini kitchen workshop, and a glittering Princess Spa.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The lively multi-cultural party band Kotoko Brass plays on Aug. 16 at 7:30 p.m. on Guilford Green Stage One.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
10 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Around this time, the outfit’s quirky, lightly rumbustious songs began to resonate across British press and radio; accessible while containing a marked dose of strangeness, Fontaine’s songwriting – at once emotionally raw and witty – boasted a strong multi-generational appeal.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
8 May 2025
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The movie is both exquisite and rumbustious, stylized and energized.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
5 May 2022
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The noisy ones have either hope or larceny in their souls.—
Chip Bell,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Rez said platforms should build internal mechanisms that elevated antisemitism protections above noisy or majority-sourced signals in training.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Joy’s jazzy, smoky version of the Marvin Gaye classic, coupled with her velvety vocals, sparked another rollicking ovation led by John who was the first to stand up.—
Gail Mitchell,
Billboard,
4 Feb. 2023
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His setlist, a rollicking walk-down-memory-lane of solo hits, NKOTB favorites, standards, show tunes and cover songs, showcased his range as an entertainer, musical virtuoso and keen collaborator.—
Sonal Dutt,
Peoplemag,
23 Jan. 2023
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Year-to-date violent crime, as of Aug. 5, is down 26% compared to the year before, and the 2024 figure dropped 35% from 2023.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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Shortly thereafter, Hamas won the Palestinian legislative elections and staged a violent coup to overthrow the Palestinian Authority and seize control of the Strip.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Boisterous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boisterous. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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