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as in humorous
causing or intended to cause laughter
the movie follows the comic duo through a series of outrageous and uproarious escapades
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as in noisy
full of or characterized by the presence of noise
visited the site where the action movie was being filmed only to find a chaotic, uproarious set
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Recent Examples of uproarious
An uproarious Arturo de Córdova (The Kneeling Goddess) stars as Mr. Pablo Morales, an affable taxidermist who for 20 years has been psychologically tormented by his puritanical wife (Amparo Rivelles, delightfully hateable).
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 1 July 2024
His fans immediately responded with an uproarious cheer.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 22 June 2024
That substitution steadied Boston, setting the stage for an uproarious end to the first half.
—Zack Cox, Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2024
Brown then gifted everyone in attendance with complimentary bags of her best-selling popcorn, to which sent the crowd in uproarious praise.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 3 June 2024
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 1 July 2024
His fans immediately responded with an uproarious cheer.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 22 June 2024
That substitution steadied Boston, setting the stage for an uproarious end to the first half.
—Zack Cox, Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2024
Brown then gifted everyone in attendance with complimentary bags of her best-selling popcorn, to which sent the crowd in uproarious praise.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 3 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uproarious
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Reddit Reacts Reddit users were entertained by the cake's humorous message.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Others offered a more humorous take on the situation, with one writing that whether the couple picks the name for a child depends largely on what the name actually is.Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Instead of visiting the range on a noisy, busy Saturday, go after work or to a private range.Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 13 Nov. 2024
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All started with the noisy image on the left above, so all are improvements on the original.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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This simultaneously funny and profound musical spins around a teenage girl (the lovable Carolee Carmello) suffering from a rare genetic disease that makes her age five times faster than normal.Karen D'Souza, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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This is another funny one, but the feud between student and teacher feels awfully relevant in today’s divisive political climate.Erik Kain, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Emma Stone has always been a comedic tour de force — at least according to Jesse Eisenberg.Toria Sheffield, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Co-written with The Office executive producer Ben Silverman, The Night Before Christmas at Dunder Mifflin is described as a comedic retelling of the classic poem, featuring a visit from Steve Carell’s Michael Scott as Santa and narrated by Baumgartner’s Kevin Malone.Marc Berman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Though there are many examples that are less amusing.Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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Hausman notes that the algorithm does not work perfectly, and like modern chatbots, the robots sometimes fail in surprising and amusing ways.Will Knight, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
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To a normal person outside of politics, that sounds comical.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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But the wedding, of course, had some comical complications.Marc Berman, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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The character of Jessi at the beginning was a little hysterical, stuck in her world, like a puppet.Griselda Flores, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
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Rachel Carson's critics depicted her as hysterical, mystical, and witchy. Vampires Haunted Places and Spaces And Other Spooky Things Editor’s note: This list is updated periodically, most recently on October 28, 2024.The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 28 Oct. 2024
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To name just one example: After an opening act filled with lurid cartel violence, Emilia Pérez gives us a comic number about gender-reassignment surgery.Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2024
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Is that going to be a straight adaptation or a comic version?Frank DiGiacomo, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Uproarious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uproarious. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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