raucous

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The puck that Hughes smacked into the net in overtime to give the United States its first men’s Olympic hockey gold since the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” was seemingly forgotten amid the raucous celebration.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

The awards, which celebrate the sillier side of science, have held raucous ceremonies that see the winners showered with paper aeroplanes at universities in Massachusetts since 1991.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Semenyo's winner silenced a raucous and rowdy crowd with a real poacher's finish, reacting quickest to latch on to Rayan Ait-Nouri's cross and converting with aplomb.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

Then he led a raucous singalong to his nostalgic hit “DTMF” as a crowd hoisted the flags of nations across Latin America behind him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Another raucous round of cheers and whistles and clapping and foot pounding went on for a good minute or two.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner