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Raucous vs. Ruckus
Raucous
/ˈrɔːkəs/Examples:
The raucous laughter filled the room with a chaotic energy.Birds gave a raucous call, echoing across the morning sky.A raucous crowd gathered, excited by the upcoming concert.
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Ruckus
/ˈrʌkəs/Examples:
The sudden ruckus outside drew everyone's attention.Neighbors complained about the ruckus from the late-night party.She caused a ruckus by speaking out against the policy loudly.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Raucous has an a like loud, which helps remember that it's a characteristic of noise.
- Ruckus sounds like ruck in ruckus, which can remind you of a disturbance or comotion involving people.
- Think of raucous as more related to the quality of noise, whereas ruckus involves an actual event or chaos.
- Raucous can often describe laughter or behavior, whereas ruckus involves a scene of commotion.
- Raucous comes from roar while ruckus is akin to ruck that implies disruption.
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