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as in humorous
causing or intended to cause laughter
his riotous mugging always has everyone in hysterics
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as in lavish
pouring forth in great amounts
a painting by that artist is usually a riotous display of color
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Recent Examples of riotous
But there is something about the pasta bag that particularly lends itself to a riotous night out.
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2025
The estimate of $3 million is also believed to be remarkably conservative for the actual damages incurred by the riotous attack.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2025
The riotous dancing is, for the attendees, those lucky few, a salve on life’s burn.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
But if season 1 was Fleabag's hilarious, fourth-wall-breaking race to her life's nadir, season 2 brings us her glorious and riotous redemption.
—EW.com, 19 Feb. 2025
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2025
The estimate of $3 million is also believed to be remarkably conservative for the actual damages incurred by the riotous attack.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2025
The riotous dancing is, for the attendees, those lucky few, a salve on life’s burn.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
But if season 1 was Fleabag's hilarious, fourth-wall-breaking race to her life's nadir, season 2 brings us her glorious and riotous redemption.
—EW.com, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riotous
Adjective
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It is meant to be instructional, philosophical, informative, uplifting, and sometimes humorous.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Galloway provides a perspective that’s at turns humorous and moving, giving new grads solid advice while entertaining them as well.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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At the same time, the preview offered a peek into the dark side behind the attorneys’ success and lavish lifestyles.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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There were 13 Leos before him: The first, Leo the Great, was a fifth-century theologian who helped heal the doctrinal divisions among early Christians; Leo X, a member of the powerful Medici family, helped provoke the Protestant Reformation with his lavish lifestyle and sale of indulgences.—
Nathan Schneider,
The Conversation,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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The darkly comedic production kicks off Sept. 15 and runs through Nov. 8.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 May 2025
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But when a threat appears from which Murderbot has to save his idiot clients, the danger feels real, and the action is staged well, in a way that’s both exciting and also lightly comedic, since Murderbot is a nearly obsolete model that’s often overmatched by its robot or alien opponents.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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The lawsuit argues the incident is part of a larger pattern of excessive force by deputies.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 May 2025
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Among its findings were that Banks used excessive force and falsely imprisoned Myles; that Banks’ use of his dog violated Myles’ Fourth Amendment rights; that Banks and the county were both negligent; and that the county violated Myles’ civil rights by failing to properly train and supervise Banks.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 May 2025
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His translation recognizes, here and throughout, that the original is funny and compelling enough not to need elaborate explanation, even 60 years after its debut.—
Lily Meyer,
The Dial,
20 May 2025
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That’s not to say the film isn’t funny or sweet, but that there is something much more profound and uncomfortable at its heart, and one that poses a tricky challenge for first-time filmmakers Johansson and Kamen.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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Skarsgard gives a lively reading to the copious voice-over, but just as important is his physical performance, which radiates casual power and agitated wariness.—
James Poniewozik,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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So Harvey, fresh out of dealing with his copious Mommy issues and realizing he’s done wasting time on regret, gets down on one knee.—
Tanya Melendez,
EW.com,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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Although the result is certainly amusing, the Darth Vader creation has also been spotted making some potentially controversial comments using Jones’ voice.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
16 May 2025
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The sketch has a great ending stinger and is very amusing throughout.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
Adjective
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With warmer weather comes fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables packed with abundant nutrients.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
23 May 2025
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Investment in nuclear power is growing in the U.S. after a long period of financial turmoil for the industry, including the shutdown of a dozen reactors in recent years as the industry struggled to compete against cheap and abundant natural gas.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
23 May 2025
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“Riotous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riotous. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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