as in screams
someone or something that is very funny
she's such a riot at parties
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Modi’s defenders sometimes note that large-scale communal violence has declined since the 2002 Gujarat riots.
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Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
The riots resulted in widespread damage and at least 19 deaths.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
There were also crises that directly involved Florida, especially the Mariel boatlift and the Miami riots.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
Ron Book of Plantation, one of the state’s leading lawyer-lobbyists, said the Mariel boatlift and Miami riots had transformative impacts for South Florida.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
Sandwiched between fields, the town was supposed to be a world away from the riots ensuing in Minneapolis in 2020.
—Karina Atkins, Chicago Tribune, 29 Dec. 2024
What's New Thousands of prisoners escaped from a high-security facility in Mozambique's capital on Christmas Day, the country's police chief confirmed as riots and violence linked to post-election disputes continue to spread nationwide.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
In his Christmas speech, King Charles III thanked medical workers and praised communities that came together after anti-immigrant riots in Britain this summer.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
The king also praised Brits who rejected violence as immigration protests escalated into riots over the summer.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
The riots resulted in widespread damage and at least 19 deaths.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
There were also crises that directly involved Florida, especially the Mariel boatlift and the Miami riots.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
Ron Book of Plantation, one of the state’s leading lawyer-lobbyists, said the Mariel boatlift and Miami riots had transformative impacts for South Florida.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
Sandwiched between fields, the town was supposed to be a world away from the riots ensuing in Minneapolis in 2020.
—Karina Atkins, Chicago Tribune, 29 Dec. 2024
What's New Thousands of prisoners escaped from a high-security facility in Mozambique's capital on Christmas Day, the country's police chief confirmed as riots and violence linked to post-election disputes continue to spread nationwide.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
In his Christmas speech, King Charles III thanked medical workers and praised communities that came together after anti-immigrant riots in Britain this summer.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
The king also praised Brits who rejected violence as immigration protests escalated into riots over the summer.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Riots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riots. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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