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Adjective
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Customers at Starbucks will be introduced to a new interface with a carnival-style wheel.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
30 Mar. 2023 -
Transform your salad spinner into a carnival-style spin art machine.—
Lauren Piro,
Good Housekeeping,
31 Oct. 2022
Adjective
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Three or four decades ago, the newspaperman was appealingly raffish—at once a bum who drank too much and a knight-errant who charged unafraid at social injustice, succored the weak, and crossed lances with the powerful and arrogant.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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A little lowly courier work, yes, but nothing more raffish than that.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In the crowd at that rumbustious Democratic Convention in 1896 was a journeyman journalist, L. Frank Baum, who had a number of careers behind him by that time.—
David McWilliams,
Fortune,
16 Nov. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Bilodeau has boisterous moments.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
3 Mar. 2026
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The classic posture is that the CEO needs to exhibit charisma, which is often characterized as boisterous, dominant and loud.—
Neil Senturia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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During an outing with Kennedy's family at a rowdy pub, the pair snuck away for an impromptu date.—
Staff Author,
InStyle,
7 Mar. 2026
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Leave your beach read at home, as the rowdy atmosphere is the main draw here.—
Melanie van Zyl,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Don’t miss the riotous ride that’s sure to leave you howling with laughter!—
Cincinnati Enquirer,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
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The film is faithful to the franchise’s customary angst, with riotous needle drops (and an obligatory new Nick Cave track) courtesy of Antony Genn and Martin Slattery.—
Miriam Balanescu,
IndieWire,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But in its political culture the corruption was inescapable, and, like the city itself, carnivalesque.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Kaddu embodies the carnivalesque spirit of the NFL in London, which has been hosting regular-season games since 2007.—
Erin Florio,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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His lightning guitar work — alongside a mandolinist, fiddler, upright-bassist and banjo player who are not too shabby on their respective strings themselves — delivered a rollicking half-hour that gave the fans in the bleachers plenty to dance to.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
21 Sep. 2025
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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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“Callithumpian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/callithumpian. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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