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Recent Examples of riot
The defendants sentenced to 50 years or more were all convicted of providing material support to terrorists, conspiracy to use and carry an explosive, and using and carrying explosives during a riot.
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Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
The demonstrations have unleashed violent confrontations between dynamite-wielding demonstrators and riot police, leading to at least 365 arrests and 37 injuries, according to authorities.
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ABC News,
20 June 2026
Suspect Arrested The unexploded pipe bombs were discovered hours before violent riots at the US Capitol temporarily disrupted Congress’ certification of the 2020 election results.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
Why are there riots in Scotland and Liverpool and Ireland?
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Clare Sebastian,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
The demonstrations have unleashed violent confrontations between dynamite-wielding demonstrators and riot police, leading to at least 365 arrests and 37 injuries, according to authorities.
—
ABC News,
20 June 2026
Suspect Arrested The unexploded pipe bombs were discovered hours before violent riots at the US Capitol temporarily disrupted Congress’ certification of the 2020 election results.
—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
Why are there riots in Scotland and Liverpool and Ireland?
—
Clare Sebastian,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riot
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Their hoots and hollers drowned Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s explanation of how a title defense fell short.
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Periodically, Spider-Noir is, indeed, a hoot.
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After seeing their brows bleached for the first time at our shoot, Megan and Daniela’s excited screams cause everyone’s heads to whip toward the glam room in a mixture of both fear and curiosity.
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No matter what Bedard or Blackhawks management say in public about contract negotiations, there can be no mistaking the scream of desperation emanating from the Byram acquisition.
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The fallout of that inquiry—to which Joe and Angela gamely acquiesce—generates its share of laughs, though our amusement comes at a cost.
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There are definitely laughs in Maddie’s Secret, but the point of the movie is almost to get beyond them, to the place where naive hokum could yield moments of inexplicable resonance.
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“Riot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riot. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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