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riotous

[rahy-uh-tuhs] / ˈraɪ ə təs /


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The best director prize went to Russian-born Ilya Khrzhanovsky for his vast, riotous and experimental cinema project "DAU" that chronicles the life of the troubled father of the Soviet nuclear programme, Lev Landau.

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

The Tour has fixed something in Paris: taking what used to be a mostly-dull pedal around the cobbles of the Champs-Élysées and adding a riotous, repeat ascent which separates the best riders from the crowd.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Would a win over Haiti followed by two defeats be acclaimed as a riotous success if it's enough to scrape into the knockouts as one of the best third-placed teams?

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026

For thousands of young fans, who swarmed the band’s outlaw concerts under blighted freeways during the pandemic, Dead City are a cathartic social phenomenon that’s reignited a riotous punk rock subculture in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026

The woman stood at Aunty Ifeoma’s window, her hair in a riotous curly perm swaying in the wind.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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