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
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, an early activist for transgender rights and one of the protesters in the Stonewall Inn riots that sparked the modern movement for LGBTQ+ equality, has died.
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Michael Collins, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
The previous evening, Fox News had aired a segment portraying Portland as out of control and included video from actual riots in 2020 after the George Floyd killing.
—Nicholas Kristof, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
And the riots by pro-Hamas protesters have only turned the public against the violent demonstrations.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Activists also have worked to remove Columbus statues from cities, including toppling such statues during the riots of 2020.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
However, almost all of the respondents who agreed with this statement envisioned the National Guard interceding nonviolently to stop violent protests and riots.
—Ryan Kennedy, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025
The Insurrection Act, last used in 1992 during the Los Angeles riots, permits federal troops to perform law enforcement duties in emergencies.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Since then, the law has been invoked at a governor’s behest, including in 1992 during riots in California following the acquittal of police officers accused of beating motorist Rodney King.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
Trump has long vilified Portland as the seat of the far left, since peaceful protests in the wake of George Floyd’s 2020 police killing devolved into riots and stretched on for months.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 5 Oct. 2025
Michael Collins, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
The previous evening, Fox News had aired a segment portraying Portland as out of control and included video from actual riots in 2020 after the George Floyd killing.
—Nicholas Kristof, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
And the riots by pro-Hamas protesters have only turned the public against the violent demonstrations.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Activists also have worked to remove Columbus statues from cities, including toppling such statues during the riots of 2020.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
However, almost all of the respondents who agreed with this statement envisioned the National Guard interceding nonviolently to stop violent protests and riots.
—Ryan Kennedy, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025
The Insurrection Act, last used in 1992 during the Los Angeles riots, permits federal troops to perform law enforcement duties in emergencies.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Since then, the law has been invoked at a governor’s behest, including in 1992 during riots in California following the acquittal of police officers accused of beating motorist Rodney King.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
Trump has long vilified Portland as the seat of the far left, since peaceful protests in the wake of George Floyd’s 2020 police killing devolved into riots and stretched on for months.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 5 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for riots
Noun
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The woman's muffled screams are heard one more time before the video ends.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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By following her screams, the officer found the woman as the three suspects drove away, police said.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
14 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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Major props are due to the tour’s clever production design, which has been conceived in a way that sometimes is played for broad laughs and sometimes more subtly sets up the themes of the material without the band members having to talk so much.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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As Cory's spacey, swoon-worthy big brother Eric, Friedle brought the laughs and, sometimes, the older child wisdom.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Riots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riots. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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