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Recent Examples of carnivalesque
But by the mid-1930s, Soviet leaders sensed that people needed something to take the edge off in the dead of winter, a carnivalesque custom of the sort that Christmas once provided.
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Andrew Fedorov, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
The film’s centerpiece is a chaotic, carnivalesque parade of surrealistic characters marching through Tokyo.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Before last year’s trial, the blocks surrounding the Superior Court in Dedham developed a carnivalesque atmosphere.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
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
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Andrew Fedorov, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
The film’s centerpiece is a chaotic, carnivalesque parade of surrealistic characters marching through Tokyo.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Before last year’s trial, the blocks surrounding the Superior Court in Dedham developed a carnivalesque atmosphere.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carnivalesque
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
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Transform your salad spinner into a carnival-style spin art machine.—
Lauren Piro,
Good Housekeeping,
31 Oct. 2022
Adjective
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With a top supporting cast including Lynch, a riotous Jackie Earle Haley, Liza Koshy and others, the Bacons are keeping it all in the family and deliver a winning entertainment that should have no problem finding a willing distributor.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2026
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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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Both received raucous applause and cheers Wednesday as the Cougars beat West Virginia 68-48 to advance to the quarterfinals.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2026
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The statement over the arena’s PA system was nearly drowned out by a raucous cheer, and the energy in the building never faded until the UConn women’s basketball team was holding its Big East championship trophy under a rainbow shower of confetti.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
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
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Lord and Miller are boisterous funnymen, with a flair for the exaggerated and the outlandish that feels born of their frequent work in animation.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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There’s her sister, Dorothy (Jamie Lee Curtis), who’s as loud and boisterous as Kay is quiet and disciplined.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Carnivalesque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carnivalesque. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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