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riotous

[rahy-uh-tuhs] / ˈraɪ ə təs /


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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

The stumping that led to Sooryavanshi lying on his back was an anti-climactic end to what could have been riotous entertainment.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

“Egg nog is kind of like me — it’s not for everyone, but the people who like it are my kind of people,” he said to riotous applause.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 21, 2025

But in “A Child’s Christmas in Wales,” his riotous narrative inspired by his boyhood yuletides in the 1920s, Dylan Thomas serves up a dissenting version of the holiday as a merry mess.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 19, 2025

Ruby appeared in an arch of the arcade, looking like one more orchid in the forest, her slim form a stem upholding a bloom of riotous hair.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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