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Recent Examples of riot
The official investigators of the deaths during the infamous riot were under intense and explicit pressure to conform their testimony to an official, state-exonerating narrative.
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Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
Thirteen people were arrested for gross misdemeanor riot and 13 were arrested for unlawful assembly, which is a misdemeanor.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Roughly 174 defendants were charged with using a dangerous weapon against police officers during the Capitol riots.
—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
But there were also vast numbers of police in riot gear who were quick to act aggressively toward the protesters.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
Thirteen people were arrested for gross misdemeanor riot and 13 were arrested for unlawful assembly, which is a misdemeanor.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Roughly 174 defendants were charged with using a dangerous weapon against police officers during the Capitol riots.
—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
But there were also vast numbers of police in riot gear who were quick to act aggressively toward the protesters.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riot
Noun
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Why else show nubby fleece trousers with a coordinating striped jacket, which nobody needs but would be a hoot to wear?—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026
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Cowboy and cowgirl hoots and hollers complement the rumbling of the massive animals’ hooves as they’re rounded up into the corrals.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The multi-hyphenate posted a video on her Instagram in a pair of relaxed vintage Levi’s that scream cool girl.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
28 Jan. 2026
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Elsewhere, a lounge singer next to a piano has a scream that could knock Grace back.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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That anything-for-a-laugh ethos is not a flaw in his canon but its animating principle.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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The pair shared warm cups of oatmeal in the car, staying warm and having a laugh together about the wild turn the weather had taken.—
Kendall Malinchock,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Riot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riot. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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