as in screams
someone or something that is very funny
she's such a riot at parties
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Recent Examples of riots
Schiff also served on the House committee that looked into attempts to overturn the 2020 election and the Capitol riots.
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Solcyré Burga, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
The debuts take place at a critical time in the country, just days after riots and national strikes broke out across Italy as protestors clashed with police, demanding action over Gaza.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
These intimidation tactics were heavily deployed during different waves of racial justice riots throughout American history, such as the uprisings over Rodney King’s beating in 1991 and George Floyd’s death in 2020.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Sep. 2025
In July and August 2024 anti-migrant riots ripped across the country following the murder of three young girls at a dance class in Stockport, and false rumors an immigrant was responsible.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
In search of scientific ways to make sense of a world in constant flux, people called on catastrophe theory to describe everything from bridge collapses to prison riots to regime changes.
—Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
The riots start later that night.
—Sara Stridsberg
september 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Two pipe bombs were also placed outside the Democratic and Republican national headquarters the day before the riots.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
Outrage over the video, however, also was blamed for riots and the Defund the Police movement, which many now consider a mistake that might have precipitated a rise in violent crime in some cities (the statistics are often debated).
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Solcyré Burga, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
The debuts take place at a critical time in the country, just days after riots and national strikes broke out across Italy as protestors clashed with police, demanding action over Gaza.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
These intimidation tactics were heavily deployed during different waves of racial justice riots throughout American history, such as the uprisings over Rodney King’s beating in 1991 and George Floyd’s death in 2020.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Sep. 2025
In July and August 2024 anti-migrant riots ripped across the country following the murder of three young girls at a dance class in Stockport, and false rumors an immigrant was responsible.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
In search of scientific ways to make sense of a world in constant flux, people called on catastrophe theory to describe everything from bridge collapses to prison riots to regime changes.
—Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
The riots start later that night.
—Sara Stridsberg
september 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Two pipe bombs were also placed outside the Democratic and Republican national headquarters the day before the riots.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
Outrage over the video, however, also was blamed for riots and the Defund the Police movement, which many now consider a mistake that might have precipitated a rise in violent crime in some cities (the statistics are often debated).
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for riots
Noun
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Blood curdling screams and chains scraping against the ground can be heard throughout the prison.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The women in the audience gave him frenzied screams.—
Scott Huver,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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All the segments understand the assignment, aiming primarily to elicit hoots and hollers.—
James Grebey,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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The town hall crowd received my comments with strong clapping and appreciative hoots and hollers.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Here are the teams that will freak out as the rest of baseball points and laughs.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Though the subject matter of the show is serious, the women share plenty of laughs when the cameras aren’t rolling.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Riots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riots. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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