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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
Having such long races necessitated a wider competitive field and that created an experience that’s even more riotous, where there’s an equivalent of a NASCAR-like crash at every corner.
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Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
With vibrant, squiggly animation that relies heavily on archival imagery and a riotous sense of rhythm, Odermatt delivers a short that is both a parody and a love letter to one of opera and pop culture’s greatest 20th century icons.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 7 June 2025
Devil May Cry Perhaps the show most tonally opposite to The Last of Us on this list, Netflix’s Devil May Cry is a riotous, colorful blast of punk energy.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 26 May 2025
Who needs a pastiche of prints and riotous colors when these more harmonious shades play so well together?
—Tom Stubbs, Robb Report, 23 Feb. 2025
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Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
With vibrant, squiggly animation that relies heavily on archival imagery and a riotous sense of rhythm, Odermatt delivers a short that is both a parody and a love letter to one of opera and pop culture’s greatest 20th century icons.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 7 June 2025
Devil May Cry Perhaps the show most tonally opposite to The Last of Us on this list, Netflix’s Devil May Cry is a riotous, colorful blast of punk energy.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 26 May 2025
Who needs a pastiche of prints and riotous colors when these more harmonious shades play so well together?
—Tom Stubbs, Robb Report, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riotous
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The Jet2 vacation meme, which originally circulated on TikTok, repurposed the song Hold My Hand to show travel fails with a humorous twist.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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The warm embrace of Shanks’ feature directorial debut has been so impactful that the New Zealand and Australia-raised YouTuber-turned-filmmaker has already started worrying about the comedown in humorous fashion.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
30 July 2025
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Want to know how $10 million given to Hope Florida, the charity tied to First Lady Casey DeSantis, wound up paying for political ads, with more charity money spent on lavish golf tournaments?—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Aug. 2025
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Working alongside one of the nation’s most lauded bird experts, this lavish residential community seeks to transform their North Village district into a haven for both migratory and resident species.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The film also gave Lerman a chance to flex comedic muscles rarely seen in his more stoic roles.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
25 July 2025
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Official plot details are being kept under wraps, although the film is being described as a comedic drama set in the world of artificial intelligence.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
24 July 2025
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez took to X on Saturday to say his office was closely monitoring the situation and advised use excessive caution in the affected areas.—
Opheli Garcia Lawler,
Travel + Leisure,
14 July 2025
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Protecting Financial Privacy: The Act ensures that digital financial systems do not compromise individual freedoms or privacy due to excessive government oversight. — Yahoo! Finance and Investopedia contributed to this report.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
14 July 2025
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Chuck Lorre is back with yet another laugh-out-loud funny show to add to his TV universe.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
31 July 2025
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When something bad happens, five seconds later, something funny in life happens.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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Since its construction, immigrant detainees and their loved ones have alleged terrible conditions in the facility — including lack of water, issues with electricity and copious mosquitoes.—
Nicole Acevedo,
NBC news,
18 July 2025
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Varda, whose materials are far more copious than her husband’s, was a saver, from the very beginning of her photographic career, and this practice of accumulation was a living act of artistic philosophy, a commitment to the future—her own and the world’s.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
15 July 2025
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The scene was more amusing than threatening — onlookers whipped out cell phone cameras to document the sight of horses traversing the grounds.—
Jim Newton,
Mercury News,
12 July 2025
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For two-thirds of the day, as the peloton rolled through Brittany, the majority of soundbites ranged from frivolous to downright amusing.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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This is an abundant season for Rooks who recently left her NBA reporting job at TNT and Bleacher Report.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
24 July 2025
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In point of fact, in parks and gardens abundant in plants and flowers, the grass is nothing more than a backdrop.—
Fabio Morábito,
New Yorker,
24 July 2025
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“Riotous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riotous. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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