carnivalesque

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Recent Examples of carnivalesque With multiple hues split by seams that encircle their throats and bellies, the vases have a sweet, carnivalesque elegance. Julie Lasky, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025 As usual for Bong, unexpected music choices liven things up, from quirky waltzes to carnivalesque riffs in a Danny Elfman mode. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025 The vendors included a sculptor, a florist and a woman selling odd jewelry that included animal bones turned into pendants, and other gory pieces reminiscent of the carnivalesque aspects of Victorian times. Luis Giraldo, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2025 The exhibition features 150 objects spotlighting the historical interactions of Britain with Africa, India and the Caribbean, all of which impacted Guyana where the artist grew up, juxtaposed with artworks by Locke such as carnivalesque figures ‘The Watchers’. Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for carnivalesque
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carnivalesque
Adjective
  • 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
  • As seen in this riotous new trailer, the sequel picks up where the original series left off.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Nettie Jones’ Fish Tales, recently reissued from FSG, is riotous, bawdy, horny, alarming, funny, gross, and frank.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Almost every minute of their next few hours is broadcast to millions worldwide and soundtracked by the raucous crowd inside a cauldron-like Arthur Ashe Stadium.
    Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The Golden State fans in black and violet get even louder, live on the edge of raucous and dance like no one’s watching, whether the music is by Mac Dre or Rihanna.
    Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The banal village tunes that Mahler altered into sinister mock vulgarities—did these not recall the raffish klezmer bands, the wandering musicians who played at shtetl weddings?
    David Denby, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
  • There’s an over-the-top and overdressed fish out of water (me), a raffish Englishmen homesick for Great Britain (my husband Aidan, who will be mortified to read any of this), and an ensemble of quirky characters.
    Mosha Lundström Halbert, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Among the latter, McElwee pays a visit to his longtime friend Charleen Swansea, who stole the show in Sherman’s March with her boisterous real-talk and raunchy humor.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Yet the mood is lively, even boisterous, come lunch, energy aided by friendly yet polished service.
    Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Carnivalesque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carnivalesque. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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