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
In 1983, riots swept through the state prisons.
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James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
The site was at the epicenter of the Crown Heights riots in 1991, when Black residents of the neighborhood attacked Jews after a child was killed by a car traveling in Schneerson’s motorcade.
—ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
The previously annual celebration was canceled in August 2014 over reoccurring riots and violence.
—Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 20 Feb. 2026
But a protest last week ended in riots and a police crackdown, El País reported.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 19 Feb. 2026
The intersection of Florence and Normandie avenues was the epicenter of the 1992 Los Angeles riots.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Singh’s supporters who spoke noted that the station has made a complete turnaround since the Sherman Park riots.
—La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 19 Feb. 2026
The monument is located across from the Stonewall Inn, where a July 1969 police raid of the then-underground gay bar was resisted by patrons, and followed by days of riots and protests.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
The riots are considered the spark that ignited the modern LGBTQ+-rights movement.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
The site was at the epicenter of the Crown Heights riots in 1991, when Black residents of the neighborhood attacked Jews after a child was killed by a car traveling in Schneerson’s motorcade.
—ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
The previously annual celebration was canceled in August 2014 over reoccurring riots and violence.
—Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 20 Feb. 2026
But a protest last week ended in riots and a police crackdown, El País reported.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 19 Feb. 2026
The intersection of Florence and Normandie avenues was the epicenter of the 1992 Los Angeles riots.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Singh’s supporters who spoke noted that the station has made a complete turnaround since the Sherman Park riots.
—La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 19 Feb. 2026
The monument is located across from the Stonewall Inn, where a July 1969 police raid of the then-underground gay bar was resisted by patrons, and followed by days of riots and protests.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
The riots are considered the spark that ignited the modern LGBTQ+-rights movement.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for riots
Noun
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Two of their younger brothers heard his screams from an adjacent room.—
Dan Sullivan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
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Magnano then fires nine shots toward Jones, Jones immediately collapses to the ground as people in the area could be heard letting out horrific screams and cries.—
Kellie Love,
Hartford Courant,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Blackhawks dressing room was a rowdy scene after the game, their hoots and hollers reverberating throughout the bowels of the United Center.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Cowboy and cowgirl hoots and hollers complement the rumbling of the massive animals’ hooves as they’re rounded up into the corrals.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Strangely, Bailey-Brown laughs at the accusation.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
4 Mar. 2026
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Vinny will bring the laughs, as the TV personality turned stand-up comedian goes on tour and organizes a celebratory roast for his castmates.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Riots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riots. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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