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Adjective
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Kids join academies as raffish improvisors, little bundles of wild ideas and schemes.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
10 June 2026 -
Slain Supervisor Harvey Milk is raffish in his bust, tossing his head back with his necktie askance — the image is taken from a famous Dan Niccoleto photograph in front of the Castro Camera store.—
J.K. Dineen,
San Francisco Chronicle,
11 Dec. 2025
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Kirke plays Delphine Barlow, Alice’s (Condon) recently widowed older sister, a confident, boisterous presence with the ability to make every conversation about herself.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
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Those will be out in abundance during the June 26 match and the typically boisterous parades just outside the stadium.—
Andrew Destin,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2026
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Although every room’s layout and decoration is slightly different, the overriding effect is riotous pattern (wallpaper and fabrics match), sumptuous layering (throws and cushions galore), elegant mirrors and original art.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 June 2026
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Part slasher parody, part meta commentary on the structure of horror movies, and fully riotous, Behind the Mask is a dreadfully under-appreciated contribution to the subgenre that would have made for a terrific franchise.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 June 2026
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And the Friday night crowd was a rowdy one, to say the least.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
20 June 2026
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No other injuries were reported in the incident, but following the game, LAPD officers issued a citywide tactical alert as some celebrations started to become rowdy after Mexico's 1-0 victory.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Paré-Poupart’s style gives his book a rambunctious spirit, a sense of a hungry, catholic mind at work.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2026
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And the mess wasn’t just localized to the trash can—there were husks everywhere, like rose petals tossed by a rambunctious 4-year-old flower girl thrilled to be at her first wedding.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
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And that's especially true in a big, raucous, diverse, argumentative democracy like the United States of America.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Guy, whose fastball has reached 91 mph and sits in the high 80s, was pumped up to pitch as the raucous, standing-room only crowd electrified the ballpark’s atmosphere.—
Richard Dunn,
Oc Register,
18 June 2026
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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
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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
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“Larrikin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/larrikin. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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