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Recent Examples of riot
Massive brawls broke out around the official watch party at Bryant Park, with officers in riot gear rushing to the scene in an attempt to control the fans.
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Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
The individuals have been charged with one or a combination of offenses including simple assault, conspiracy, theft, failure to disperse, disorderly conduct, aggravated assault, riot and others.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
Each spring, tulips burst across the city in a riot of color, drawing visitors from around the world.
—Staff, USA Today, 8 June 2026
On Monday, Almonte Vargas turned himself in at East Haven Police Department headquarters and was taken into custody on an active arrest warrant charging him with inciting injury to persons or property, inciting to riot and second-degree riot.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026
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Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
The individuals have been charged with one or a combination of offenses including simple assault, conspiracy, theft, failure to disperse, disorderly conduct, aggravated assault, riot and others.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
Each spring, tulips burst across the city in a riot of color, drawing visitors from around the world.
—Staff, USA Today, 8 June 2026
On Monday, Almonte Vargas turned himself in at East Haven Police Department headquarters and was taken into custody on an active arrest warrant charging him with inciting injury to persons or property, inciting to riot and second-degree riot.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riot
Noun
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Take The Kids To Tweetsie This nostalgic, Wild-West theme park is fun for younger kids and a hoot for adults, too.—
Leigh Ann Henion,
Southern Living,
9 May 2026
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But his players got a hoot out of the whole thing.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Her endless screams and sobs echo back to the agonized wailing of The Mist’s David Drayton, who murdered his child and friends for nothing.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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The episode met with an enthusiastic response from the Taormina audience with squeals of disgust when Aemond seemingly leans into kiss his mother on the lips; as well as cheers, shocked screams and collective gasps as characters fought to the death, sometimes triumphing and sometimes not.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Thank you Brian Tarantina for sharing in all of the laughs.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
11 Dec. 2025
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And there are several clips that show how happy the couple seem, even one in which Emma slaps Charlie while in flagrante delicto, and the pair laugh in the shock of the moment.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Dec. 2025
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“Riot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riot. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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