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Adjective
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As for the Banks sisters, Ashley (Akira Akbar) works through a rebellious phase during her freshman year as Hilary (Coco Jones) goes on a journey of self-exploration.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025 -
To be clear, there is no sense that Rondón and Ugás are defending the old guard or suggesting that a docile, starving population pinioned under the grip of a dictatorship is big-picture preferable to a rebellious insurgency.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Kennedy Tolson is the sly queen of side-eye as the disobedient new housemaid Nancy.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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These first two episodes also give us the first appearance of Uma Thurman’s character, Charley, who seems to be recruiting serial killers and taking out disobedient ones in the Tri-State area.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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Yamamoto froze outfielder Nathan Lukes with another fastball to leave the crowd, so boisterous only 24 hours earlier, searching for words.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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The project crystallized after Durst took a picture of a boisterous group of second graders singing.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In addition to receiving his literary gifts with sometimes maddening innocence, rural Kansas made the pleasant discovery that Truman Capote’s personal characteristics are accented by an irrepressible capacity for enjoyment.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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The Uruguayan international has been irrepressible all season, adding a league-high 11 assists to his 14 goals.—
Jack Bantock,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Sean Audy with the Will County sheriff’s office said the defendant also caused trouble at the Will County jail, including threatening a deputy, being insubordinate and uncooperative.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
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Respondents said those issues include violent, destructive or insubordinate behavior by the students.—
Rachel Wegner,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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Instead, the pilgrims became rowdy at their feast and began shooting into the air.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Eventually, Ginger's playful touches turn to rowdy smacks on Jesse's behind.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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From there, Olympian water polo player Ashleigh Johnson assumes the roles of beloved figures such as Prince, Tommie Smith, Serena Williams, and Amanda Gorman as Public Enemy’s members trade bars over a rambunctious guitar loop.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
29 Oct. 2025
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Kitchen ran into a rambunctious group of rhesus macaques who decided to cause waves during her quiet kayak ride by cannonballing from the trees of Silver Springs State Park into the clear waters below.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Carpenter’s suggestive travel neck pillow is the hook here — as a reminder, these ShopTV sketches are all about the naughty sight gags and double entendres.—
Andy Hoglund,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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In a viral Reddit post, a naughty cat dipped his paws in pasta sauce turning his fur orange—now the stains won’t go away.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Indocile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indocile. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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