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a rip-roaring tale of the Old West
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Recent Examples of rip-roaring
Critics are calling the film 'thematically rich' and 'rip-roaring fun'.
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David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Impressive set-pieces are sprinkled throughout, from a rip-roaring car chase to open the film and a later brawl between Irene and a pair of shady mechanics (Michael Manuel and Taylor Misiak).
—Stephen Saito, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, set in 1969, follows Indy and his estranged goddaughter Helena (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) in a rip-roaring race against time to keep the titular dial out of the hands of Nazi-turned-NASA-scientist Jürgen Voller (Mads Mikkelsen).
—EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Nebraska may not be as widely popular as Springsteen's rip-roaring hit albums like Born to Run and Born in the U.S.A., but it has often been hailed by critics as some of his best work.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 2 Jan. 2025
All your burning questions about the final installment of the rip-roaring South Korean survival saga, answered.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2025
The studio system had the means, the talent, and the will to make big, expensive, rip-roaring tales set in the past, featuring stars like Douglas Fairbanks and Errol Flynn and Charlton Heston.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
Lord John, who also copes by getting rip-roaring drunk, refuses to let Claire mourn Jamie alone.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
And the holiday shopping season — including the Black Friday and Cyber Monday weekend — poses an opportunity for the company to capitalize further on its rip-roaring momentum.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Impressive set-pieces are sprinkled throughout, from a rip-roaring car chase to open the film and a later brawl between Irene and a pair of shady mechanics (Michael Manuel and Taylor Misiak).
—Stephen Saito, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, set in 1969, follows Indy and his estranged goddaughter Helena (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) in a rip-roaring race against time to keep the titular dial out of the hands of Nazi-turned-NASA-scientist Jürgen Voller (Mads Mikkelsen).
—EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Nebraska may not be as widely popular as Springsteen's rip-roaring hit albums like Born to Run and Born in the U.S.A., but it has often been hailed by critics as some of his best work.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 2 Jan. 2025
All your burning questions about the final installment of the rip-roaring South Korean survival saga, answered.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2025
The studio system had the means, the talent, and the will to make big, expensive, rip-roaring tales set in the past, featuring stars like Douglas Fairbanks and Errol Flynn and Charlton Heston.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
Lord John, who also copes by getting rip-roaring drunk, refuses to let Claire mourn Jamie alone.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
And the holiday shopping season — including the Black Friday and Cyber Monday weekend — poses an opportunity for the company to capitalize further on its rip-roaring momentum.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rip-roaring
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Along with the breathtaking ocean views, each of the 173 rooms and suites also has a private balcony with an outdoor soaking tub.—
Dobrina Zhekova,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Apr. 2025
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In the upcoming series, the Conclave star explores the cuisine each area is known for and dives deep into the rich culture and history of the regions while soaking in the breathtaking views along the way.—
Natalia Senanayake,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The tools offer exciting new clues to how people living in the area thousands of years ago may have lived and interacted.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
9 Apr. 2025
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Outside of Matthews’ single shot, the most exciting chance the line created was an out-of-character clapper from Marner off the rush that was more of a novelty than a high-danger look.—
Nick Ashbourne,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Denver Nuggets are back in the playoffs for their seventh consecutive season, facing an overhauled version of a familiar postseason foe in the Los Angeles Clippers, who Denver knocked out in 2020 in a thrilling second round comeback from a deficit of three games to one.—
Joel Rush,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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With a playoff spot on the line, the intensity will be on full tilt in this thrilling matchup between the Mavericks and Grizzlies.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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The series has an interesting group of producers including Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, who is a lifelong Blues fan, who will exec produce, and Tom Brady, who bought a minority stake in the club in August 2023 and will produce via his Religion of Sports label.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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Having said that, there might be interesting parallels with other cases and countries.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
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What’s Not In There were some intriguing omissions.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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There is also a large region of ionized hydrogen, shown in cyan, that contains intriguing needle-like structures.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Rip-roaring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rip-roaring. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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