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Recent Examples of riot
Soldiers and police officers in riot gear blocked the roads, and the waterfront was cordoned off, with the coast guard stopping residents from setting out in canoes.
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Edna Bonhomme, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators at Columbia set up a weekslong encampment on college grounds last April and went on to occupy a campus building before riot police cleared the building and arrested dozens of students.
—Karina Tsui, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
Bove demanded the names of thousands of FBI agents who participated in the investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, riot and ordered the dismissal of New York City Mayor Eric Adams' corruption case.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Among those convicted and pardoned in the Jan. 6 riot were leaders and members of extremist groups like the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys, who have been flaunting their pardons as a victory for their ideas.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2025
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Edna Bonhomme, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators at Columbia set up a weekslong encampment on college grounds last April and went on to occupy a campus building before riot police cleared the building and arrested dozens of students.
—Karina Tsui, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
Bove demanded the names of thousands of FBI agents who participated in the investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, riot and ordered the dismissal of New York City Mayor Eric Adams' corruption case.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Among those convicted and pardoned in the Jan. 6 riot were leaders and members of extremist groups like the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys, who have been flaunting their pardons as a victory for their ideas.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riot
Noun
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Our driver, Stu, was a hoot and snuck in a couple of impromptu stops at Baldwin Street, the world’s steepest street, and the historic Dunedin Railway Station, an architectural landmark considered to be the most photographed building in New Zealand.—
Lois Alter Mark,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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The prolonged hoots and hollers that followed, so soon after the concert’s start, said it all: there were two stars in the house.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As the evening presses forward, a shrill scream goes thundering across the third floor, and the camera pans to showcase A.B. lying dead in the game room.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2025
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More than once, Mariana emits an exasperated scream that goes on and on and on, almost like an operatic aria.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
19 Mar. 2025
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Even if real life divorce is not that funny, this comic take on divorce is set to offer some welcome laughs.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Garner and Affleck came together to celebrate their youngest child's 13th birthday at a paintball party for Samuel on March 2, where they were seen sharing a laugh and hug.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Riot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riot. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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