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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
The riotous colors of fall don't come all at once: Trees' leaves change unevenly, depending on their species.
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Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
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
His yarn begins a few days before the holiday, when the local children stage Three Wise Women, a riotous and progressive rendition of a play about the Three Kings.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Oct. 2024
The search ends with a lynching on a country road, a procession to the heart of the Black business district and a riotous bonfire quelled when the governor calls the militia.
—arkansasonline.com, 5 Oct. 2024
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Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
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
His yarn begins a few days before the holiday, when the local children stage Three Wise Women, a riotous and progressive rendition of a play about the Three Kings.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Oct. 2024
The search ends with a lynching on a country road, a procession to the heart of the Black business district and a riotous bonfire quelled when the governor calls the militia.
—arkansasonline.com, 5 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riotous
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Despite the humorous discouragement from her friends and family, Hurosky remains committed to her goal with a slight modification.Ashley Vega, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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The actress also shared stories about learning Russian for the film and a humorous boating incident.Ty Gaskins, WWD, 9 Jan. 2025
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Capital Public Radio has sued its former general manager, accusing him of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the station to fund a lofty lifestyle filled with lavish overseas trips, renovate his home residence, pay his children’s university tuition and more.Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 10 Jan. 2025
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Through the 18th and into the 19th centuries, the Classical Revival house style represented a turn to simplicity after the lavish ornamentation of previous periods like French Rococo, and that clean austerity still has appeal today.Lauren Gallow, Architectural Digest, 10 Jan. 2025
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Concepts of drag comedy and nonbinary people held a different sort of weight, and the cross-dressing escapades in the movie, as two hapless male musicians flee the mob by donning dresses and joining an all-women band, didn’t hold the same sort of comedic sway.Chad Jones, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2025
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The Friends star has pulled off countless comedic stunts with panache over the course of his storied career, but his role in the second season of Disney+ and Hulu's Goosebumps is pushing his range to new limits.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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The Indian rupee has been depreciating against the U.S. dollar this week, but the government has enough foreign exchange reserves to stem any excessive currency moves, sources within the government said.Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
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Forgiveness for students who saw excessive loan interest after 10 or 20 years would likely no longer be an option.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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Nick Park directed this funny flick that may not be Aardman’s best, but minor Aardman is still a family film worth seeing.Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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Favorite Memory Activity: There needs to be a healthy level of trust for this activity to work well, but the idea is that people share a memory from their childhood, perhaps a funny story, challenging time or a proud moment.Julie Kratz, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Supermassive black holes are theorized to get so big through a chain of mergers involving smaller black holes and by feasting on copious amounts of gas and dust.Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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Or how such extra-curricular bedroom activity doesn’t have to define a relationship — Danny and Becka are also loving parents, popular within their community, and, judging by the copious public displays of affection, clearly still head over heels for each other.Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
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The comedy is very much a love letter to South L.A., offering pointed and amusing commentary on gentrification.Jessica Wang, EW.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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The film centers on Clémence, a quiet yet amusing Parisian, who had a complicated childhood.Leo Barraclough, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
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The cruel irony is that water is currently abundant in Los Angeles.Chloe Sorvino, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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At the heart of the case against seed oils are concerns about the omega-6 fatty acids that are abundant in them.Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Riotous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riotous. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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