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Recent Examples of riot
Reinforcements with helmets and riot shields were deployed to support the 1,000-plus officers on duty.
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Brian Melley, Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025
Footage posted by the force showed police with riot shields pushing back a crowd of protesters.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 14 Sep. 2025
Two pipe bombs were also placed outside the Democratic and Republican national headquarters the day before the riots.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
Outrage over the video, however, also was blamed for riots and the Defund the Police movement, which many now consider a mistake that might have precipitated a rise in violent crime in some cities (the statistics are often debated).
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
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Brian Melley, Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025
Footage posted by the force showed police with riot shields pushing back a crowd of protesters.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 14 Sep. 2025
Two pipe bombs were also placed outside the Democratic and Republican national headquarters the day before the riots.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
Outrage over the video, however, also was blamed for riots and the Defund the Police movement, which many now consider a mistake that might have precipitated a rise in violent crime in some cities (the statistics are often debated).
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riot
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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Milvia Marigliano is a hoot as Coco Vulori, an old dear friend with some very loud opinions to express, and maybe the key to helping DeSantis solve his wife’s onetime unfaithfulness.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Her screams alerted her sister and mother, who rushed to intervene.—
Wren Smetana,
AZCentral.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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The latter being especially notable in one of the later levels, which is infested by body-horror-type monstrosities, as their screams are genuinely unnerving.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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What captured millions of TikTok users' hearts was the pure joy that can be heard in her son’s laughs as her husband shields him from the rain.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
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The ratio of laughs to drama changes quite sharply, however, as Joan takes her hostages off on their journey, leading to a bond with Tyler and a lot of unexpected revelations about Joan’s background.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Riot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riot. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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