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Recent Examples of riot
The partial restoration came as security forces maintained a heavy presence across central Tehran, according to residents, with riot police, Revolutionary Guard units and plainclothes officers deployed at key locations as authorities sought to contain unrest.
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
The suit also alleges agents regularly trespassed on private property and used riot weapons, like tear gas, on people who weren’t resisting.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 13 Jan. 2026
As in previous crackdowns, security forces have responded with riot police, tear gas, and live ammunition.
—Karl Vick, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
Released by Samuel Goldwyn Films, Gook follows two Korean American brothers who run a small shoe store and form an unlikely friendship with a young Black girl from their neighborhood during the 1992 Los Angeles riots, as racial tensions and violence escalate around them.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riot
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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.—
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But their annual Christmas dinner was a special hoot.—
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Passengers aboard a taxiing aircraft were reportedly left horrified last month when chilling screams suddenly echoed from beneath the cabin just moments before takeoff.—
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The car chase, the chokehold, his own screams at the officers to leave his dad alone.—
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The laughs came thanks to some ace-level hosts.—
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The cops have a good laugh with her.—
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“Riot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riot. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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