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Recent Examples of riot
Weekend flea markets for local artisans and a pool that attracts all the pretty folks are set near an art-deco-meets-art-gallery interior and rooms that are a positive riot of rainbow palettes.
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Outside, 17 Feb. 2026
The monument is located across from the Stonewall Inn, where a July 1969 police raid of the then-underground gay bar was resisted by patrons, and followed by days of riots and protests.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
After one pivotal student march on City Hall, he was arrested and charged with inciting a riot.
—Gibbs Knotts, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
One of the older youths, Victor Martin, 19, was charged with unlawful assembly and riot.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
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Outside, 17 Feb. 2026
The monument is located across from the Stonewall Inn, where a July 1969 police raid of the then-underground gay bar was resisted by patrons, and followed by days of riots and protests.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
After one pivotal student march on City Hall, he was arrested and charged with inciting a riot.
—Gibbs Knotts, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
One of the older youths, Victor Martin, 19, was charged with unlawful assembly and riot.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riot
Noun
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And among the supporting players, Woods is the most game of the wacky relatives, Qualley’s a hoot as an antagonistic presence, and Camp, a venerable character actor who’s always a great sight to see, is pretty much the heart of the movie.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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And Bina Daigeler’s costumes are a hoot, ostentatiously fashionable and expensive and sexy.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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As fans headed to the exits, the US stars stayed on the ice, skating around with their nation’s flag wrapped around them, their screams of delight heard from the seats at the back of the arena.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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With luck, in a few months, the screams of their hungry owlets will pierce the night air.—
Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Its cast is exactly the sprightly ensemble needed to land its what-if laughs.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Uma said, her ominous laugh ending the movie.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Riot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riot. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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