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
The story focuses on the Direct Action Day and the Noakhali riots which took place in current-day portions of India and Bangladesh in 1946.
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Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Food lines grew longer, Soviet cities were shaken by hunger riots, and wage payments began to fall behind.
—Celeste A. Wallander, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2025
Many of the policies implemented in Senate Bill 300 included recommendations made by the task force on racial equity in criminal justice that Cooper created after riots broke out in Raleigh over Floyd’s death.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2025
Johnson’s legacy feels particularly urgent as the National Park Service recently removed all references to transgender people from its New York Stonewall National Monument website, erasing the central role trans women of color played in the 1969 riots.
—Essence, 6 Sep. 2025
The controversy came at an especially sensitive time after Floyd’s death led to riots and other forms of civil unrest as demonstrators protested against police brutality and racial injustice.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The riots in the summer of 2024 had followed a stabbing massacre at a children's dance group in Southport by the teenage son of Rwandan immigrants.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
The riots were sparked by the murder of three schoolgirls by Axel Rudakubana, the British son of Rwandan migrants.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Death toll from riots that broke out in multiple cities rose to six after authorities in Yogyakarta on Sunday confirmed that Friday’s clashes between rock-throwing demonstrators and riot police killed a 21-year-old university student.
—Niniek Karmini, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Food lines grew longer, Soviet cities were shaken by hunger riots, and wage payments began to fall behind.
—Celeste A. Wallander, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2025
Many of the policies implemented in Senate Bill 300 included recommendations made by the task force on racial equity in criminal justice that Cooper created after riots broke out in Raleigh over Floyd’s death.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2025
Johnson’s legacy feels particularly urgent as the National Park Service recently removed all references to transgender people from its New York Stonewall National Monument website, erasing the central role trans women of color played in the 1969 riots.
—Essence, 6 Sep. 2025
The controversy came at an especially sensitive time after Floyd’s death led to riots and other forms of civil unrest as demonstrators protested against police brutality and racial injustice.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The riots in the summer of 2024 had followed a stabbing massacre at a children's dance group in Southport by the teenage son of Rwandan immigrants.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
The riots were sparked by the murder of three schoolgirls by Axel Rudakubana, the British son of Rwandan migrants.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Death toll from riots that broke out in multiple cities rose to six after authorities in Yogyakarta on Sunday confirmed that Friday’s clashes between rock-throwing demonstrators and riot police killed a 21-year-old university student.
—Niniek Karmini, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for riots
Noun
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Voices gasped, exhaled for a beat, then rose up in screams of horror.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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As cheers and screams of joy rang out in El Alto, Venezuelan fans began to sob in the stands.—
Joseph O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 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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While the pants were a loss, the post provided plenty of laughs for the internet, and some great advice for the next time a day at the zoo goes wrong.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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However, if you're pressed for time, check out the shorts Mike's New Car (2001) and Party Central (2014) for some quick laughs.—
Sydni Ellis,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Riots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riots. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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