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Recent Examples of riot
The starkest example is the embrace of a revisionist telling of the Capitol riots that plays down the violence that Biden-era Justice Department officials labeled as domestic terrorism.
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Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 31 May 2025
Caldwell was convicted of obstructing Congress and justice for tampering with documents after the 2021 U.S. Capitol riot, per the Associated Press.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 29 May 2025
The president pardoned a swathe of people convicted over the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol Building, which drew rebuke from some Republican Senators.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Three states, Colorado, Maine and Illinois, unsuccessfully attempted to remove Trump from the ballot based on his actions surrounding the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
—Ariel Sheinberg, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2025
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Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 31 May 2025
Caldwell was convicted of obstructing Congress and justice for tampering with documents after the 2021 U.S. Capitol riot, per the Associated Press.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 29 May 2025
The president pardoned a swathe of people convicted over the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol Building, which drew rebuke from some Republican Senators.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Three states, Colorado, Maine and Illinois, unsuccessfully attempted to remove Trump from the ballot based on his actions surrounding the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
—Ariel Sheinberg, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riot
Noun
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Could a retro hoot like ‘Mid-Century Modern’ make the cut?—
Michael Ordoña,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2025
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Scientists analyzed recordings of three groups of chimpanzees living in the Ivory Coast and found that chimps can combine their hoots, grunts and calls in a similar way to how humans use idioms or change the order of words to build new phrases.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
11 May 2025
Noun
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Like Michael Jackson trading fancy footwork (to rabid audience screams) with his idol James Brown before presenting the Godfather of Soul with BET’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003.—
Gail Mitchell,
Billboard,
9 June 2025
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As the state on Thursday summed up the brutal details that made up the prosecution’s case, a relative walked out of the courtroom with a loud scream, causing Petrone to tell the jury to ignore the outburst.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
Noun
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There are a lot of fun moments during the annual Big Slick weekend in Kansas City, and the laughs are shared by the celebrities who take part as well as the audience at the softball game and the gala.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
5 June 2025
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If a client senses that every friendly laugh and personal anecdote was just bait on the hook, the entire relationship collapses into a transaction.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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“Riot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riot. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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