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Recent Examples of riot
Europeans, Australians and Americans organized violent, racially motivated riots and lawmakers began enacting anti-Chinese immigration legislation, according to Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025
By the time the brothers went on trial for the first time, in 1993, the city was still reeling from the deadly riots that followed the acquittal of the police officers in the Rodney King case.
—Tim Arango, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Martin’s nomination had faltered after Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) publicly withdrew support, citing concerns over Martin’s embrace of Capitol riot defendants.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2025
By week’s end, Tionne was back with his mom, obsessed with never setting one foot wrong, lest Coughlin and his riot cops come banging back up his steps.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2025
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025
By the time the brothers went on trial for the first time, in 1993, the city was still reeling from the deadly riots that followed the acquittal of the police officers in the Rodney King case.
—Tim Arango, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Martin’s nomination had faltered after Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) publicly withdrew support, citing concerns over Martin’s embrace of Capitol riot defendants.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2025
By week’s end, Tionne was back with his mom, obsessed with never setting one foot wrong, lest Coughlin and his riot cops come banging back up his steps.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riot
Noun
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As the ranking below indicates, most of these movies are a hoot, keeping the laughs and jolts flying like loose pillars of lumber.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
19 May 2025
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Tarantino and Linklater shared a moment before the premiere screening, embracing inside the cinema before the lights went down, which drew hoots and cheers from the crowd.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
Noun
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After a mug crashes to the floor, Belinda sprints off to a forest and screams.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
24 May 2025
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That’s what motivates a scream, a 'Wubba Lubba dub-dub!’, or a burp.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Some of it comes from the ether… from the ether going after Ethan [laughs].—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
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Customers come and go, street merchants stop in to peddle their wares and the hair braiders bicker over clients, laugh, dance, watch African soap operas on TV and work until their fingers bleed.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2025
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“Riot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riot. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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