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Recent Examples of carnivalesque
Afterwards, drive over to Santa Monica to walk around the carnivalesque pier and savor your final moments at Venice Beach, paying a visit to the skate park and ogling at all of the amazing tricks.
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Christina Liao, Vogue, 17 June 2024
Their great bar food delights includes an array of ‘cheezy’ vegan options, and topped off with colorful and carnivalesque cocktails.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2023
In his Bombay masala cassava, his baked eggs with tadka greens (the sort of nourishing dish that would drown a cold), and his chaat-style loaded twice-baked potatoes, a recipe which draws from Mumbai’s carnivalesque street food traditions.
—Meher Mirza, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2023
In recent years, the festivities have expanded into a carnivalesque celebration and, increasingly, a tourist draw.
—Megan Zhang, Saveur, 1 Nov. 2023
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Christina Liao, Vogue, 17 June 2024
Their great bar food delights includes an array of ‘cheezy’ vegan options, and topped off with colorful and carnivalesque cocktails.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2023
In his Bombay masala cassava, his baked eggs with tadka greens (the sort of nourishing dish that would drown a cold), and his chaat-style loaded twice-baked potatoes, a recipe which draws from Mumbai’s carnivalesque street food traditions.
—Meher Mirza, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2023
In recent years, the festivities have expanded into a carnivalesque celebration and, increasingly, a tourist draw.
—Megan Zhang, Saveur, 1 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carnivalesque
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Customers at Starbucks will be introduced to a new interface with a carnival-style wheel.Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2023
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The Square has spooky carnival-style games.Annie Alleman, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2022
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The riotous colors of fall don't come all at once: Trees' leaves change unevenly, depending on their species.Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
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The gallery is part of the fun, too, decked out in a riotous, tessellating wallpaper of musical homages and studded with golden geometric structures.Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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In 1951, Leonard Bernstein led the New York Philharmonic in the première of the raucous, joyous Second Symphony.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Cuarón’s movies have already won a solid fan base on the festival circuit thanks to raucous comedies like Y Tu Mama Tambien or imposing personal dramas like Roma.Peter Bart, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
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The sun was setting, leaving a band of neon orange clinging to the horizon; around us, raffish cliques sipped esoteric cocktails, shared platters of roast chicken, flitted between languages, and seemed, to my eyes, immune to worldly stress.David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024
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The present headquarters of the Andy Warhol Factory are, despite the raffish image, surprisingly elegant and ordered: typewriters click, business machines whir, telephones ring and are answered by trim and efficient secretaries.Stephen Birmingham, Town & Country, 10 Aug. 2023
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Distinguished violinists from Joseph Szigeti to Hilary Hahn have tackled the Fourth Sonata, yet Jackiw sets a new standard, running the gamut from boisterous fiddling to solitary chant, with sly parodies of overcooked Romanticism along the way.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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With spot-on comedic timing on both players’ parts, Hernandez’s boisterous interruptions paired well with Wickline’s soft-spoken poetry.Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Carnivalesque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carnivalesque. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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