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Recent Examples of riot
Berlin Police Officers used pallets and riot shields to divert the animal back outside after cordoning off the mall, a police spokesman told German news agency dpa.
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CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
Moron was also the site of significant protests during anti-government riots on July 11, 2021, the largest since Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution.
—Dave Sherwood, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
Pittman, who had already admonished another defense lawyer for bringing an authorized poster board that juxtaposed scenes of seemingly peaceful protest with a fiery riot, suggested that the defense was trying to equate its side of the case with the civil rights movement.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
The film is an absolute riot, a no-bones-about-it horror flick heightened by powerful music, confident performances, and rich, resonant themes regarding cultural assimilation.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
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CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
Moron was also the site of significant protests during anti-government riots on July 11, 2021, the largest since Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution.
—Dave Sherwood, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
Pittman, who had already admonished another defense lawyer for bringing an authorized poster board that juxtaposed scenes of seemingly peaceful protest with a fiery riot, suggested that the defense was trying to equate its side of the case with the civil rights movement.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
The film is an absolute riot, a no-bones-about-it horror flick heightened by powerful music, confident performances, and rich, resonant themes regarding cultural assimilation.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riot
Noun
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Theroux is a hoot as the cult fixer with a past, thoroughly having a blast as this mysterious guy whose shaky history is about to catch up with him.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
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Say those owls are like four, five hundred yards away, and your owl hoot makes those owls take off or start hooting.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The silence has transformed into screams.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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Now all that's left to do is scream-sing along to Wilson Phillips.—
Vanity Fair,
Vanity Fair,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Scott used comedy to grease the narrative wheels; here, the laughs tend to gum up the works.—
Hannah Jocelyn,
New Yorker,
19 Mar. 2026
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The quick and confident response sparked a handful of laughs from those who have covered Lagrange’s emergence this spring.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Riot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riot. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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