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Recent Examples of riot
Tillis cited Martin’s support for Capitol riot defendants.
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Dan Mangan, CNBC, 8 May 2025
Meetings remain highly territorial, departments guard information like state secrets, silos persist, egos clash, the sacred cows run riot and true collaboration remains as evasive as Wi-Fi on a long-haul flight.
—Antonio Garrido, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
The government dismissed the felony obstruction count and two misdemeanor counts last year, and on Jan. 20, his entire case was dismissed as a result of Trump’s executive order granting clemency to the nearly 1,600 Capitol riot defendants.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2025
Members of Congress were evacuating the area during the riot.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 2 May 2025
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Dan Mangan, CNBC, 8 May 2025
Meetings remain highly territorial, departments guard information like state secrets, silos persist, egos clash, the sacred cows run riot and true collaboration remains as evasive as Wi-Fi on a long-haul flight.
—Antonio Garrido, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
The government dismissed the felony obstruction count and two misdemeanor counts last year, and on Jan. 20, his entire case was dismissed as a result of Trump’s executive order granting clemency to the nearly 1,600 Capitol riot defendants.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2025
Members of Congress were evacuating the area during the riot.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riot
Noun
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As the ranking below indicates, most of these movies are a hoot, keeping the laughs and jolts flying like loose pillars of lumber.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
19 May 2025
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Tarantino and Linklater shared a moment before the premiere screening, embracing inside the cinema before the lights went down, which drew hoots and cheers from the crowd.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
Noun
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Outside, Jamie had witnessed the congestion and the screams of fans, begging the police to do something about it.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Party boats and vacation resorts are just an arm’s reach away, but instead of providing hope, their music serves to drown out the screams.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
17 May 2025
Noun
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Since Carter and Andersen could make each other laugh, that was enough.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Photos were taken, laughs were shared and much of the cast gave each other warm embraces all evening.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 May 2025
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“Riot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riot. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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