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Adjective
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Boon will play Eddie Harrigan, Kevin’s rebellious son.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2025 -
In addition, parents who are too strict might even end up with kids who are extra rebellious.—
Taylor Grothe,
Parents,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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When Ballard was asked at the end of the season why Richardson needed to be demoted for the stakes of his job to finally sink in, the GM compared his QB’s behavior to that of a disobedient child.—
James Boyd,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Sadly, they’re sometimes used because a guardian thinks the dog is being willfully disobedient, rather than examining the underlying issue that’s creating the problem behavior (for example, lack of training or not meeting the dog’s exercise or emotional needs).—
Dawn Kovell,
The Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The firebrand German director now blasts the cobwebs off Chekhov with boisterous, dazzling delight.—
Demetrios Matheou,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Mar. 2025
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With the boisterous fanboy Conan O’Brien at the helm, the show leaned into the kind of excess the production tended to avoid during the snarkier rein of Jimmy Kimmel.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2025
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Every lifestyle guru worth watching has some uniquely irrepressible quality, from the Martha-like obsessiveness with which Gwyneth approaches wellness to Oprah’s talent for penetrating conversation.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
4 Mar. 2025
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Charlotte will get to experience the irrepressible Dolly Parton's latest project later this year.—
Adam Tamburin,
Axios,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The slogan put the audience in the shoes of a casually bigoted, insubordinate alcoholic who bends the NYPD’s rules in pursuit of drug runners.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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At the start of its fourth season, SNL was no longer the insubordinate new kid on the block.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The cheapest tickets are in the supporter section, where rowdy fans will be cheering, chanting and standing for the whole game.—
Kate Murphy,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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Trump’s reelection was a high-water mark for the rowdy rightwing politics and culture that CPAC has long nurtured, and he was treated like a conquering hero during his speech on Saturday.—
Zac Anderson,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Bochy and pitcher Nathan Eovaldi said without Hedges last season, the Rangers’ dugout was a different, less rambunctious place.—
Ken Rosenthal,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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There’s no real shape to their journey, no unexpected pitfalls or subplots or surprises; even a rambunctious interlude in a modern-day supermarket feels curiously predetermined.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
26 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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There’s nice Torrey Pines and naughty Torrey Pines.—
Bryce Miller,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025
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So Robert here, sitting in broad daylight smack bang in downtown Portland with four fentanyl pills on open display beside him, is now being slightly legally naughtier than during decriminalization.—
Matt Thompson,
SPIN,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Indocile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indocile. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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