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
Rishabh Pant was the acrobatic star of the show with two hundreds in his own inimitable style, punctuated with a new air of responsibility and raucous windmill hitting.
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Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Hundreds of tents and lawn chairs sat scattered among large trucks and RVs in the historically raucous section a short hike northwest of the speedway.
—Shari Rudavsky, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
On June 2, before a raucous audience of roughly 100 friends, family, and alums, the students graduated as actual drag performers.
—David MacK, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
Morocco’s Wydad gave their raucous fans a first goal of the tournament to celebrate when Thembinkosi Lorch pulled one back, which led to a flare being thrown onto the pitch and smoke engulfing much of the playing area.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 22 June 2025
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Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Hundreds of tents and lawn chairs sat scattered among large trucks and RVs in the historically raucous section a short hike northwest of the speedway.
—Shari Rudavsky, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
On June 2, before a raucous audience of roughly 100 friends, family, and alums, the students graduated as actual drag performers.
—David MacK, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
Morocco’s Wydad gave their raucous fans a first goal of the tournament to celebrate when Thembinkosi Lorch pulled one back, which led to a flare being thrown onto the pitch and smoke engulfing much of the playing area.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raucous
Adjective
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Keys’ exit left just one of the top six women in the bracket before the end of Week 1: No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, who stuck around by claiming the last five games and defeating 2021 U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu of Britain 7-6 (6), 6-4 at a boisterous Centre Court at night.—
Howard Fendrich,
Baltimore Sun,
4 July 2025
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But analysts have said a key factor also has been growing international protest against the brand because of Musk’s affiliation with the Trump administration and his boisterous leadership of its budget-cutting Department of Government Efficiency.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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The doc contains lots of footage of the rowdy crowd.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
8 July 2025
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More toward the rowdy end are the closet-sized bars of Shinjuku’s Golden Gai, a warren of grungy alleys home to snug drinking holes with obscure themes and idiosyncratic bartender-owners.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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This Supe has a best friend and wildly enthusiastic companion in rambunctious flying canine Krypto, a CGI marvel.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
7 July 2025
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The Oilers could sign Patrick Kane as a free agent, but may eschew that kind of move in favour of a more rambunctious winger.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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In February, a lively and well-attended protest march took over the streets of downtown McAllen; a news site compared it to a celebration after a high-school-football victory.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
7 July 2025
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The music was lively, and the people were friendly.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2025
Adjective
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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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The world is crowded, noisy, and sometimes hostile.—
F. Willis Johnson,
Twin Cities,
10 July 2025
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The negatives included noisy wheels and some faulty stitching.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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Around this time, the outfit’s quirky, lightly rumbustious songs began to resonate across British press and radio; accessible while containing a marked dose of strangeness, Fontaine’s songwriting – at once emotionally raw and witty – boasted a strong multi-generational appeal.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
8 May 2025
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The movie is both exquisite and rumbustious, stylized and energized.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
5 May 2022
Adjective
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As droves of tourists continue to flock to Spain for European summer vacations, the nation’s emergency responders are dealing with the aftermath of a violent wave of flash flooding in nearly half of the country’s 50 provinces.—
Opheli Garcia Lawler,
Travel + Leisure,
14 July 2025
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The two got married, had a baby, and started a quiet life together far away from his violent past.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
14 July 2025
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“Raucous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raucous. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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