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as in humorous
causing or intended to cause laughter
the movie follows the comic duo through a series of outrageous and uproarious escapades
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as in noisy
full of or characterized by the presence of noise
visited the site where the action movie was being filmed only to find a chaotic, uproarious set
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Recent Examples of uproarious
Equally uproarious are the members of the amateur theater troupe, spearheaded by Remy Auberjonois’ overly-sure-of-himself Bottom.
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Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Lisa from Temecula Finally at the forefront, after some big cast departures leading into the season, Ego Nwodim displays character work that is as well done as the steak on her plate in the uproarious sketch.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
Actually, a few different moods: The eerie mundanity of Twin Peaks, the ravishing neo-noir of Blue Velvet, the twisted romance of Mulholland Drive, the uproarious spectacle of Wild at Heart.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2025
Bitcoin mines, data centers’ uproarious cousins, were other structures entirely.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 2025
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Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Lisa from Temecula Finally at the forefront, after some big cast departures leading into the season, Ego Nwodim displays character work that is as well done as the steak on her plate in the uproarious sketch.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
Actually, a few different moods: The eerie mundanity of Twin Peaks, the ravishing neo-noir of Blue Velvet, the twisted romance of Mulholland Drive, the uproarious spectacle of Wild at Heart.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2025
Bitcoin mines, data centers’ uproarious cousins, were other structures entirely.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uproarious
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The book often details in a humorous way how his upbringing affected his many relationships — both romantically and professionally.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
4 Apr. 2025
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Director Edgar Wright’s adaptation of the 1982 Stephen King novel (written under the pseudonym Richard Bachman) is a more stylish, grounded and even humorous take than the over-the-top 1987 movie with Arnold Schwarzenegger as the hero and Richard Dawson as a villainous TV show host.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Like any good house party, as many high schoolers can attest, the scene was a little chaotic, noisy and free flowing, in more ways than one.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
4 Apr. 2025
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Young planets orbit young stars, and young stars tend to be very noisy, which makes extracting the signals of their young planets all the more difficult.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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On her first series, the actress played the furry and funny Honk on the Kroffts’ Far Out Space Nuts, a character who spoke only in horn-like honks.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2025
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Everyone was so nervous to tell Mike what our number was, which was so funny.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2025
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During a double-decker bus ride around the city, some friends get hit by tree branches and in select trailer scenes, tension turns into comedic relief.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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But before things ended up in a fight, the atmosphere grew more animated when the comedic WWE faction Alpha Academy, whose members include Otis, Maxxine Dupri, and Akira Tozawa joined in on the scene to help out.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Six books offer readers armchair travel, amusing characters, and a dash of history.—
Yvonne Zipp,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 Apr. 2025
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Thankfully, in the case of Mark, the reality proved to be something much more amusing.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Other pages of the menu are comical and sometimes a turnoff with graphic sketches of rattlesnake, kangaroo and buffalo, calling attention to dishes made with these unfortunate species.—
Jeff Kleinman,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
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The comical timing of his dismissal saw Fluminense left without a coach before many other teams had even started their first league game.—
Joseph O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Amina always looked forward to these reunions; she was allowed to be a tourist with her friends, speaking too-loud English, getting a little hysterical.—
Ayşegül Savaş,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2025
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Lourd said she’s stoked for TV audiences to see just how hysterical Bomer is on Mid-Century Modern.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Mar. 2025
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That’s what made Val’s comic genius even more impressive.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2025
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The comic dial display is housed in a 41.5mm stainless steel case and paired with a brown nubuck leather strap with green stitching and green edge paint.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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