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Recent Examples of carnivalesque
But in its political culture the corruption was inescapable, and, like the city itself, carnivalesque.
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James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
Kaddu embodies the carnivalesque spirit of the NFL in London, which has been hosting regular-season games since 2007.
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Erin Florio,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Feb. 2026
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.
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Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for carnivalesque
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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
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.
—
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
See All Example Sentences for carnivalesque
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carnivalesque
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Customers at Starbucks will be introduced to a new interface with a carnival-style wheel.
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Transform your salad spinner into a carnival-style spin art machine.
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The joyous if relatively restrained gathering was the culmination of the riotous nationwide celebrations that had broken out on the evening of April 12, when the results of the parliamentary elections came in.
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Guns is an actor and writer, known for her razor-sharp observations and riotous voice.
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Because whatever deficiencies this squad might have, it’s backed by a massive, raucous army.
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Yesterday, on a raucous Centre Court, Maya Joint formally announced herself.
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And then there's a top-of-his-game Chevy Chase as a devil-may-care golfer and Bill Murray as a raffish groundskeeper.
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Kids join academies as raffish improvisors, little bundles of wild ideas and schemes.
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On July 8, Hancock read the text to a large and boisterous crowd in Philadelphia.
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My family had a boisterous rescue dog, who was full-grown but often acted like a puppy.
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“Carnivalesque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carnivalesque. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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