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
Why are there riots in Scotland and Liverpool and Ireland?
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Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
Suspect Arrested The unexploded pipe bombs were discovered hours before violent riots at the US Capitol temporarily disrupted Congress’ certification of the 2020 election results.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
The mid 1990s were a dark period of economic collapse, crime, riots, graffiti and earthquakes capable of knocking those skyline view properties off their foundations and down the canyon.
—Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
Japan in the late ’60s was a fractious place with riots.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 17 June 2026
The currently untitled film will follow the early life of a cop who goes on to be caught up in the January 6th Capitol riots.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 June 2026
Pride Month falls in June to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City, which were in response to a police raid on the Stonewall Inn, one of the few establishments in the city at the time that served the LGBTQ+ community.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
June 13, 2026 1 of 10 Elon Musk came under fire for stoking anti-immigrant riots this week in which capital city?
—Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 13 June 2026
For decades, violent crimes involving members of different races have been blown into national referendums on race, from lynchings in the Jim Crow era to the Rodney King riots in 1992.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2026
Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
Suspect Arrested The unexploded pipe bombs were discovered hours before violent riots at the US Capitol temporarily disrupted Congress’ certification of the 2020 election results.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
The mid 1990s were a dark period of economic collapse, crime, riots, graffiti and earthquakes capable of knocking those skyline view properties off their foundations and down the canyon.
—Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
Japan in the late ’60s was a fractious place with riots.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 17 June 2026
The currently untitled film will follow the early life of a cop who goes on to be caught up in the January 6th Capitol riots.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 June 2026
Pride Month falls in June to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City, which were in response to a police raid on the Stonewall Inn, one of the few establishments in the city at the time that served the LGBTQ+ community.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
June 13, 2026 1 of 10 Elon Musk came under fire for stoking anti-immigrant riots this week in which capital city?
—Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 13 June 2026
For decades, violent crimes involving members of different races have been blown into national referendums on race, from lynchings in the Jim Crow era to the Rodney King riots in 1992.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for riots
Noun
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And then there were the screams.—
Latif Love
June 18,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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The screams, contortions and vocal shifts were made without CGI or artificial intelligence, and that detail is its own form of campaign currency in an era when audiences and voters alike are increasingly skeptical of digital enhancement.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
15 June 2026
Noun
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Their hoots and hollers drowned Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s explanation of how a title defense fell short.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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Wiseman said to hoots from the crowd of media gathered at the site.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Yakkity’s impulsiveness and wisecracking jokes provide the laughs, while Keo’s rivalry with his father (and his crush on Lemony) ground the show with genuine emotional dynamics.—
Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 June 2026
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The fallout of that inquiry—to which Joe and Angela gamely acquiesce—generates its share of laughs, though our amusement comes at a cost.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
19 June 2026
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“Riots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riots. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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