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
During the riots, Hamida witnesses a girl paraded naked on the streets.
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JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
And in Detroit, Devil's Night has been marked by arsons, riots, a fatal shooting and serious property damage, according to the Detroit Free Press, part of the USA TODAY Network.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
By the time the wage board announced that the lowest-grade workers would receive 12,500 Bangladeshi taka ($102) per month, full-fledged riots had broken out, drawing police gunfire that killed three workers and resulting in a factory blaze that caused the death of a fourth.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
And there’s Ben’s mother Anne Meara, who wrote plays, acted in everything from TV sitcoms to Shakespeare in the Park productions, and always preferred her son’s more serious work to his broader, big-budget laugh riots.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025
Suddenly, amidst the riots, Ashley’s not just one of the girls.
—Nora Dahlia, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Natalia Campos - Getty Images Advertisement What have politicians said about the riots?
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Then shortly after that, there were riots in Dublin, and that was terrifying to be walking along the street and [tensions] change like that, so easily.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
The White House framed the protests as violent riots that were overwhelming local authorities and endangering residents.
—Gary Grumbach, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
And in Detroit, Devil's Night has been marked by arsons, riots, a fatal shooting and serious property damage, according to the Detroit Free Press, part of the USA TODAY Network.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
By the time the wage board announced that the lowest-grade workers would receive 12,500 Bangladeshi taka ($102) per month, full-fledged riots had broken out, drawing police gunfire that killed three workers and resulting in a factory blaze that caused the death of a fourth.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
And there’s Ben’s mother Anne Meara, who wrote plays, acted in everything from TV sitcoms to Shakespeare in the Park productions, and always preferred her son’s more serious work to his broader, big-budget laugh riots.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025
Suddenly, amidst the riots, Ashley’s not just one of the girls.
—Nora Dahlia, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Natalia Campos - Getty Images Advertisement What have politicians said about the riots?
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Then shortly after that, there were riots in Dublin, and that was terrifying to be walking along the street and [tensions] change like that, so easily.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
The White House framed the protests as violent riots that were overwhelming local authorities and endangering residents.
—Gary Grumbach, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for riots
Noun
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Visitors have reported hearing the sound of cell doors closing, faint screams and footsteps around the cell blocks.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Oct. 2025
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The girl's father, who did not see the incident but heard the mother's screams, jumped overboard to rescue his daughter.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Adriana James-Rodil,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There are hoots and hollers from raucous tourists on Bourbon Street, for example.—
Matt Alderton,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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There are a few hoots and hollers as the others agree or protest.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Set in the English countryside, the film uses the classic plot of a lower class criminal working his way up through the hierarchy in order to extract laughs from an ensemble of eccentric aristocrats.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
28 Oct. 2025
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Thanks to an outstanding supporting voice cast that includes Jennifer Coolidge, John Cleese, Jay Leno, Eddie Izzard and Steve Buscemi, Igor is loaded with quirky characters and laughs.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Riots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riots. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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