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riotous

[rahy-uh-tuhs] / ˈraɪ ə təs /


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Then in 16 riotous second-half minutes, Danny Levi, Cooper Jenkins, Brodie Croft and Hall added four more tries.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

“Oh, Mary!” offers riotous fun, and “Destiny of Desire” is an homage to an oft-dismissed yet widely consumed medium, the telenovela.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

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

Parrish told ProPublica she had collected evidence that “shows ongoing and persistent activity” outside the facility that under statute and police directive “would be considered riotous, unlawful assembly and/or disorderly conduct.”

From Salon • Nov. 14, 2025

With the fading of the light the riotous colors died and the heat and urgency cooled away.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding




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