as in boisterous
being rough or noisy in a high-spirited way
a rowdy but good-natured group of teenagers
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as in thug
a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang
rowdies had overtaken the neighborhood and were threatening people on the street
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Recent Examples of rowdy
Jack Irvin,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
Parents who brought their children gave up after the crowds grew rowdier.
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Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
In celebration of the World Cup, Jason and Travis Kelce brought their New Heights podcast to Los Angeles — which is currently serving as one of the host cities — on Monday night for a rowdy live show, featuring both Hollywood and athlete surprise guests.
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Kirsten Chuba,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
Soon after, tens of thousands of people filled the streets and the rowdiest among them were clashing with police, smashing windshields, scaling scaffolding, light poles and a statue, climbing into and atop school buses in Times Square and trying to hitch a ride on a moving fire truck.
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Michael R. Sisak,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
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Adjective
The song was released alongside a music video that finds Snoop and Khan, 73, joining forces in front of a rowdy crowd, and the track plays as footage is shown of people dancing while the two superstars perform.
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Jack Irvin,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
Parents who brought their children gave up after the crowds grew rowdier.
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Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
In celebration of the World Cup, Jason and Travis Kelce brought their New Heights podcast to Los Angeles — which is currently serving as one of the host cities — on Monday night for a rowdy live show, featuring both Hollywood and athlete surprise guests.
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Kirsten Chuba,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
Soon after, tens of thousands of people filled the streets and the rowdiest among them were clashing with police, smashing windshields, scaling scaffolding, light poles and a statue, climbing into and atop school buses in Times Square and trying to hitch a ride on a moving fire truck.
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Michael R. Sisak,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rowdy
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Now, Tickle Me Elmo Giggle Max brings back the fun of the original Tickle Me Elmo, but with a bigger size and more ways to activate Elmo's boisterous laughter.
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Some use to it describe the most boisterous group of antagonistic influencers.
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Ditto Hugh Jackman’s unerring performance — perhaps his finest dramatic work yet — as a savage, unfeeling thug and unrepentant murderer and thief.
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The actions of these thugs, who should be imprisoned for a long while, is the cause of denying real Knicks fans the chance to watch the game communally.
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The energetic Ecuadoran team, bolstered by a goal and a raucous crowd, has been given new life in this game.
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The game’s meaninglessness didn’t matter to the raucous sellout crowd that packed SoFi Stadium.
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This makes your accounts much harder to break into, even if a criminal gets control of your phone number.
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And historically, denaturalization has been reserved for the most egregious offenders, such as human rights abusers and violent criminals.
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Paré-Poupart’s style gives his book a rambunctious spirit, a sense of a hungry, catholic mind at work.
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And the mess wasn’t just localized to the trash can—there were husks everywhere, like rose petals tossed by a rambunctious 4-year-old flower girl thrilled to be at her first wedding.
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And Susan Collins, as Democrats have seen time and time again, is a real tough out.
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In that version, the character is played by Joe Don Baker, the great character actor known for playing toughs in films like Walking Tall (1973) and Fletch (1985).
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Similarly, the lively Doyles Irish Pub serves classic pub fare such as wings, a Reuben sandwich, and fish and chips.
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In the evening, Banff’s newest late-night spot, The Dusty Boot Saloon, channels cowboy country motifs through nostalgic saloon energy and a lively dance hall, stage for live music and hidden lounges.
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Neither immigrant family should be linked to violent gangsters, of course.
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By telling a relatively straightforward story that blends real people from the era of the Gotti Mafia family with imagined characters, Martin Scorsese's dramedy biopic about a kid who falls in love with the gangster life is as even-keeled as anything the director has made.
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“Rowdy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rowdy. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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