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causing great emotional or mental stimulation
a rip-roaring tale of the Old West
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Recent Examples of rip-roaring
Denk joined the quartet for the second half, a rip-roaring performance of Brahms’s F-minor Piano Quintet.
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Justin Davidson, Vulture, 2 May 2025
Critics are calling the film 'thematically rich' and 'rip-roaring fun'.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Impressive set-pieces are sprinkled throughout, from a rip-roaring car chase to open the film and a later brawl between Irene and a pair of shady mechanics (Michael Manuel and Taylor Misiak).
—Stephen Saito, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, set in 1969, follows Indy and his estranged goddaughter Helena (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) in a rip-roaring race against time to keep the titular dial out of the hands of Nazi-turned-NASA-scientist Jürgen Voller (Mads Mikkelsen).
—EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Nebraska may not be as widely popular as Springsteen's rip-roaring hit albums like Born to Run and Born in the U.S.A., but it has often been hailed by critics as some of his best work.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 2 Jan. 2025
All your burning questions about the final installment of the rip-roaring South Korean survival saga, answered.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2025
The studio system had the means, the talent, and the will to make big, expensive, rip-roaring tales set in the past, featuring stars like Douglas Fairbanks and Errol Flynn and Charlton Heston.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
Lord John, who also copes by getting rip-roaring drunk, refuses to let Claire mourn Jamie alone.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Justin Davidson, Vulture, 2 May 2025
Critics are calling the film 'thematically rich' and 'rip-roaring fun'.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Impressive set-pieces are sprinkled throughout, from a rip-roaring car chase to open the film and a later brawl between Irene and a pair of shady mechanics (Michael Manuel and Taylor Misiak).
—Stephen Saito, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, set in 1969, follows Indy and his estranged goddaughter Helena (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) in a rip-roaring race against time to keep the titular dial out of the hands of Nazi-turned-NASA-scientist Jürgen Voller (Mads Mikkelsen).
—EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Nebraska may not be as widely popular as Springsteen's rip-roaring hit albums like Born to Run and Born in the U.S.A., but it has often been hailed by critics as some of his best work.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 2 Jan. 2025
All your burning questions about the final installment of the rip-roaring South Korean survival saga, answered.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2025
The studio system had the means, the talent, and the will to make big, expensive, rip-roaring tales set in the past, featuring stars like Douglas Fairbanks and Errol Flynn and Charlton Heston.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
Lord John, who also copes by getting rip-roaring drunk, refuses to let Claire mourn Jamie alone.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rip-roaring
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Tim Duncan has 37 points and 16 rebounds, and Tony Parker adds 27 points to help the San Antonio Spurs overpower the Lakers 110-82 to win the Western Conference semifinal series 4-2. 2004 — With one breathtaking surge, Smarty Jones posts a record 11½-length victory in the Preakness.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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Known for her boundary-pushing creativity and breathtaking stage presence, Taylor will also be spearheading the creative direction for the 106 & Park 25th Anniversary Tribute.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
15 May 2025
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The battle to crown the winner of the NL West this season will be one of most exciting things to watch for the remainder of the year.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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While seemingly indifferent, like Yi-young, Gi-on actually finds the department exciting and wants to stay.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
19 May 2025
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Real Madrid is coming off a thrilling match against Barcelona in which Kylian Mbappe scored a hat trick with goals in the 5', 14', and 70'.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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Pretending to apply makeup with toys, or occasionally smearing some real makeup on with adult supervision, can be a healthy way for kids to explore that idea—and a fun, even thrilling way to assert their sense of self.—
Faran Krentcil,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2025
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Maureen Murphy made things interesting late in the third period, cutting the Ottawa lead in half with five minutes remaining.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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There’s something quite interesting about the actor’s experience.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
17 May 2025
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Clemens has already come through with three big homers in sparse playing time for the Twins, showing intriguing bat-speed improvement at age 29.—
Aaron Gleeman,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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In an intriguing revision, the Heartbeat team expanded the role of the Page, who is besotted with the Syrian captain Narraboth, who is in turn besotted with Salome.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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“Rip-roaring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rip-roaring. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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