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Attended by nearly 17,000 people, the Bowl’s biggest Spanish-language comedy event also featured a special (and sensual) musical performance by Colombian reggaeton heartthrob Feid, as well as Mexican comedian Sofia Niño de Rivera, who opened the show with her own riotous act.—
Malina Saval,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026 -
In a riotous turn, Beverly played her role as Duncan’s fake date with inappropriate panache.—
Paula Mejía,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
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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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Reuters — The Republican speaker of Tennessee’s House of Representatives on Tuesday stripped Democratic lawmakers of all committee assignments as punishment for their role in boisterous protests during last week’s special session on redistricting.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
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When hearing another boisterous laugh.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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In this embryonic North American colony, Grietje and Anthony Jansen van Salee (that is, Anthony Jansen from the Moroccan port of Salé), as he was now commonly known, or Anthony the Turk as some called him, were raucous to say the least.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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The end of the Colorado legislative session often is raucous and tense.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
14 May 2026
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The Sabres did just that, beating the Canadiens 8-3 inside Montreal’s rowdy Bell Centre to force a Game 7 on Monday back in Buffalo.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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The audience for the midnight screening was rowdy and ready to see their favorite celebrities on screen.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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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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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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The atmosphere, for a while, was carnivalesque.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
6 Apr. 2026
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Participants take over city streets for a carnivalesque monthly ride, contesting cars’ dominance.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
5 Mar. 2026
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The disputes reflect the deep divisions that have long plagued the rambunctious Asian democracy.—
Jim Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Fortunately God gave her a rambunctious voice and unwavering confidence.—
Ilana Frost,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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“Rampageous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rampageous. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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