rampageous

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Adjective
  • His current work is less abrasive, more reggae-themed than riotous.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The hillside behind her was sprinkled with desert golds, but the display fell short of the riotous eruption of flowers posted on social media.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
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
  • In the corner of the yard, the rooster is crowing away in boisterous voice.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
  • That lineage comes through in their ungovernable guitar noodling, inspired by underground icons NRBQ and Bottle Rockets, and a boisterous energy befitting of drunken basement shows.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Planning commission meetings in Joliet, Illinois, aren’t typically raucous affairs.
    Big Think, Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The Bruins quieted the raucous Buffalo crowd when star center Morgan Geekie buried a slap shot into the back of the net from the high slot to give them a 1-0 lead about 11 minutes into the first period.
    Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The new league was started by William Hulbert, owner of the Chicago team, after the National Association collapsed because of issues ranging from corruption to rowdy, drunken ballplayers to gambling factions that damaged the integrity of the game.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The pair were in Tuscaloosa over the weekend to play in front of a rowdy and packed house at Bryant-Denny Stadium, and that included giving fans a look at some new music.
    David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • The atmosphere, for a while, was carnivalesque.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Participants take over city streets for a carnivalesque monthly ride, contesting cars’ dominance.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • In contrast to the Sussex children’s rambunctious backyard egg hunt, the children of Prince William and Princess Catherine spent part of their Easter having to parade to church in front of dozens of cameras, looking buttoned-up in formal suits and coats.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • If your pet is rambunctious, consider putting them up and waiting to introduce them when the situation is calm, especially if older folks will be showing up.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Rampageous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rampageous. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.

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