as in boisterous
being rough or noisy in a high-spirited way
the partying neighbors kept up their raucous laughter half the night
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Recent Examples of raucous
Zoom in: As Trump began speaking, even more raucous disruptions began.
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Andrew Solender, Axios, 4 Mar. 2025
That and the team’s raucous style of press-and-run basketball creates a challenging setting for a visiting team.
—Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 3 Mar. 2025
Not wanting to be part of a raucous college crowd, many families opt for destinations other than Florida, Cancun or the Caribbean.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
The result was a raucous and at times sentimental at television's most famous comedy hour.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
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Andrew Solender, Axios, 4 Mar. 2025
That and the team’s raucous style of press-and-run basketball creates a challenging setting for a visiting team.
—Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 3 Mar. 2025
Not wanting to be part of a raucous college crowd, many families opt for destinations other than Florida, Cancun or the Caribbean.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
The result was a raucous and at times sentimental at television's most famous comedy hour.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for raucous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raucous
Adjective
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The firebrand German director now blasts the cobwebs off Chekhov with boisterous, dazzling delight.—
Demetrios Matheou,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Mar. 2025
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With the boisterous fanboy Conan O’Brien at the helm, the show leaned into the kind of excess the production tended to avoid during the snarkier rein of Jimmy Kimmel.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The cheapest tickets are in the supporter section, where rowdy fans will be cheering, chanting and standing for the whole game.—
Kate Murphy,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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Trump’s reelection was a high-water mark for the rowdy rightwing politics and culture that CPAC has long nurtured, and he was treated like a conquering hero during his speech on Saturday.—
Zac Anderson,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Bochy and pitcher Nathan Eovaldi said without Hedges last season, the Rangers’ dugout was a different, less rambunctious place.—
Ken Rosenthal,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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There’s no real shape to their journey, no unexpected pitfalls or subplots or surprises; even a rambunctious interlude in a modern-day supermarket feels curiously predetermined.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
26 Jan. 2025
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Stripes Everywhere Stripes are having a major design moment, proving that the lively pattern is timeless, versatile, and effortlessly chic.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Mar. 2025
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The High Kings and Mary Black Palmer Auditorium, 270 Mohegan Ave Pkwy., New London A full evening of Irish music with vocalist Mary Black, lively traditional Irish band The High Kings plus Róisín O is being presented by The Kate but held at Connecticut College’s Palmer Auditorium.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
8 Mar. 2025
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Joy’s jazzy, smoky version of the Marvin Gaye classic, coupled with her velvety vocals, sparked another rollicking ovation led by John who was the first to stand up.—
Gail Mitchell,
Billboard,
4 Feb. 2023
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His setlist, a rollicking walk-down-memory-lane of solo hits, NKOTB favorites, standards, show tunes and cover songs, showcased his range as an entertainer, musical virtuoso and keen collaborator.—
Sonal Dutt,
Peoplemag,
23 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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To fix a noisy box spring, add sturdy material, such as thick cardboard or a thin piece of plywood in between the box spring and mattress.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
27 Feb. 2025
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Despite being a man down, Ruben Amorim’s side were relatively comfortable in the second half as a noisy Old Trafford crowd enjoyed a win that increased the gap between the two teams to 16 points.—
Laurie Whitwell,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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While confronting their violent history, a brutal bar fight and deadly feud reignites between Thomas, Ben, and the notorious Five Points Gang.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
5 Mar. 2025
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That career has been highlighted by some of the most violent fights in MMA history.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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The movie is both exquisite and rumbustious, stylized and energized.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
5 May 2022
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From 1657, when tea first became available in London’s coffeehouses, to the early seventeen-hundreds, when women were invited in, recreational tea drinking was the preserve of rumbustious gentlemen.—
David Kortava,
The New Yorker,
17 Dec. 2021
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“Raucous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raucous. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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