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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rampageous
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In a riotous turn, Beverly played her role as Duncan’s fake date with inappropriate panache.—
Paula Mejía,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026 -
Because of the riotous abundance of color.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 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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Known for his boisterous tone, wonky catchphrases and punny home run calls, Sterling, who was nominated to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, dealt with various health issues over the past few years.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
4 May 2026
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The boisterous crowds during the sumo watch parties.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
4 May 2026
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The top candidates in California’s wide-open race for governor took the stage Wednesday night in a Los Angeles debate that began politely but quickly devolved into another raucous clash.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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The 3-year-old bay thoroughbred colt sent DeVaux and the rest of the owner’s box into a raucous affair as one can surely understand.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
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If Pan American Airways represented, at its height, victory and suavity, the country achieving a kind of European state of grace, then Spirit was the exact opposite—synonymous with the rowdy and the rude at the heart of the American character.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Everyone — including smitten Ethan and her rowdy pack of pals — think this is a bad idea.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
7 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 rambunctious anniversary parties.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
4 May 2026
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On the way to save her beloved canine buddy Krypto, the party-hearty but tortured Supergirl teams up with a vengeful youngster (Ruthye Marye Knoll) and a rambunctious intergalactic bounty hunter (Jason Momoa).—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Rampageous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rampageous. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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