anti-riot
adjective
an·ti-ri·ot
ˌan-tē-ˈrī-ət 
ˌan-tī-
ˌan-tī-
: serving or intended to prevent or stop riots
anti-riot barricades
anti-riot police squads
Examples of anti-riot in a Sentence
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Videos the inmates took on Thursday morning from inside their cells showed heavily armed special troops, wearing anti-riot gear, standing and smoking outside.
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Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Hundreds of anti-riot police entered a maximum-security prison in Guatemala early Sunday to free guards taken hostage and retake control of the facility that houses gang leaders, and ensuing attacks on police in the capital left at least three officers dead.
—Moisés Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
The Guards and the Basij began replacing the regular police and its specialised anti-riot units from Jan. 8.
—Kay Armin Serjoie, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
At the end of the march, some protesters threw firecrackers and crowd-control barriers at anti-riot police, who responded with water cannons and tear gas.
—CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Another protester was clobbered on the head by anti-riot police and was taken by medics in an ambulance.
—Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
The victims were smashed against metal anti-riot fences or trampled underfoot, and many suffocated.
—Steve Douglas, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
Protestors stand in front of Turkish anti-riot police officers near Istanbul's City Hall on Monday.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2025
Belarus' Interior Ministry launched anti-riot drills Tuesday, signaling that the government won't tolerate any protests.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Hundreds of anti-riot police entered a maximum-security prison in Guatemala early Sunday to free guards taken hostage and retake control of the facility that houses gang leaders, and ensuing attacks on police in the capital left at least three officers dead.
—Moisés Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
The Guards and the Basij began replacing the regular police and its specialised anti-riot units from Jan. 8.
—Kay Armin Serjoie, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
At the end of the march, some protesters threw firecrackers and crowd-control barriers at anti-riot police, who responded with water cannons and tear gas.
—CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Another protester was clobbered on the head by anti-riot police and was taken by medics in an ambulance.
—Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
The victims were smashed against metal anti-riot fences or trampled underfoot, and many suffocated.
—Steve Douglas, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
Protestors stand in front of Turkish anti-riot police officers near Istanbul's City Hall on Monday.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2025
Belarus' Interior Ministry launched anti-riot drills Tuesday, signaling that the government won't tolerate any protests.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Anti-riot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-riot. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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