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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
Opening to critical acclaim at Fantastic Fest, The Toxic Avenger has been hailed as a riotous blend of social satire, inventive gore, and unexpected heart.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
The proof theatrically is that the production is a rapt and riotous collective with a long list credits all seemingly on the same wildly unpredictable page.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
In 2021 the inauguration of Joe Biden, after a riotous political season and the pandemic with stay-at -home mandates averaged 33.8 million.
—Brad Adgate, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Vice President Mike Pence accepted the results as certified by each state, defying Trump and a riotous mob to declare Joe Biden the winner.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 18 Dec. 2024
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
The proof theatrically is that the production is a rapt and riotous collective with a long list credits all seemingly on the same wildly unpredictable page.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
In 2021 the inauguration of Joe Biden, after a riotous political season and the pandemic with stay-at -home mandates averaged 33.8 million.
—Brad Adgate, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Vice President Mike Pence accepted the results as certified by each state, defying Trump and a riotous mob to declare Joe Biden the winner.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riotous
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An accomplished author, Reiner also penned more than 20 books, many of which were humorous memoirs.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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Molesworth’s paper examined whether different styles of safety videos (standard, humorous, and movie-themed) impact retention of key safety messages.—
thehustle.co,
thehustle.co,
21 Mar. 2025
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Follow Lewis for a deep dive into the world of luxury hotels, cruises, lavish spas, gourmet restaurants, and more.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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But the Disney remakes, Snow White among them, don’t skimp on the lavish details.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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The comedic heartbeat of the film is maintained by Julia Fox, Saweetie and Benito Skinner, who play the show-within-a-film’s judges panel.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2025
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Cheadle and Benicio del Toro are both strong in the dual lead roles, while the cast is full of ringers, from Jon Hamm to Brendan Fraser to Julia Fox in a scene-stealing comedic role.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2025
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Build For Future Scalability And Adaptability With an enterprise-wide architecture, systems can be designed for flexibility, allowing business units to integrate, expand or evolve their solutions without excessive rework.—
Balvinder Singh Banjardar,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Hurlburt said excessive rainfall in 2023 resulted in an excessive number of closures along parts of the shoreline.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
17 Mar. 2025
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What happened was that all of this comedy spoken in Kansai-ben was understood nationwide as being funny.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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There’s a couple of really funny, kind of interesting, real stories about musical guests, or different folks at State Dinners who didn’t show up and were late or whatever.—
Lexy Perez,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, his wife, Victoria Ratliff, played by Parker Posey, relaxes with copious amounts of lorazepam and their daughter Piper (Sarah Catherine Hook) grows frustrated by her family.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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The sumptuous upholstery, glossy wood grain, snappy touchscreens, and copious storage also help the interior live up to Cadillac’s high net worth proposition.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Ars Technica,
17 Mar. 2025
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Blue Ghost Mission 1 is also known as Ghost Riders in the Sky, an amusing reference to a country song about ghostly cattle and cowboys.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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His effort to put an amusing spin on the buyer’s remorse is certainly a cut above the anti-Musk bumper stickers that have become internet bestsellers and now adorn many a Tesla — including Cybertrucks.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
12 Mar. 2025
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How Is Access To Healthcare In Braga? Access to healthcare is abundant in Braga.—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Today, the black and white birds that live along the southern Ross Sea primarily eat Antarctic silverfish, a small, abundant fish that scientists consider a keystone species.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Riotous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riotous. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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