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Recent Examples of riot
Last spring, 47 people were arrested at UCI as police in riot gear from law enforcement agencies across Southern California responded to protests at a makeshift Gaza solidarity encampment that had stood for two weeks.
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Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 27 June 2025
Multiple people have been arrested following a violent riot outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Portland, Oregon, that involved knife-throwing and explosives.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025
Leaders of the protests would be responsible for the deaths and injuries that occurred if Trump’s military response provoked violent riots, or worse if the police opened fire on civilians.
—Megan Schrader, Denver Post, 22 June 2025
The Department of Defense is sending thousands more National Guard troops to protect federal property amid anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) riots in Los Angeles.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
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Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 27 June 2025
Multiple people have been arrested following a violent riot outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Portland, Oregon, that involved knife-throwing and explosives.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025
Leaders of the protests would be responsible for the deaths and injuries that occurred if Trump’s military response provoked violent riots, or worse if the police opened fire on civilians.
—Megan Schrader, Denver Post, 22 June 2025
The Department of Defense is sending thousands more National Guard troops to protect federal property amid anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) riots in Los Angeles.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riot
Noun
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This Would Work' by Ann Garvin This book is an absolute hoot.—
Amy Poeppel,
People.com,
11 June 2025
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Reading about being a turtle, on the other hand, is kind of a hoot.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
13 June 2025
Noun
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The rest of the group is rendered by capable performers, but their dialogue consists of rote exposition and the occasional scream, as pterodactyls dive-bomb them and T. rexes snap in their faces.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
4 July 2025
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Neighbors heard her screams and called for an ambulance.—
Laura A. Bischoff,
The Enquirer,
4 July 2025
Noun
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Friday’s Resident Alien had it all: uproarious laughs, romance, heartbreak and a whole lot of vomit.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
28 June 2025
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And in a company which faithfully recreates stiff 18th-century acting conventions, McCormack’s unapologetically sassy Semira was a welcome change of pace, drawing the afternoon’s biggest laughs.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2025
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“Riot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riot. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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