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Recent Examples of riot
Several police officers died during and after the riots, while more than 100 were injured.
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John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Most controversially of all, Trump pardoned almost all the people convicted of offenses related to the Capitol riot of Jan. 6, 2021, and commuted the sentences of the remainder.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 23 Jan. 2025
Notably, in 2021, Biden appeared on the show during the first 100 days of his administration, discussing the Covid pandemic and the still-fresh Jan. 6 Capitol riots.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 14 Jan. 2025
The first was related to Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election results — including his actions leading up to the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot — and the second case addressed his handling of classified White House documents that were retrieved from Mar-a-Lago.
—Kyler Alvord, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Most controversially of all, Trump pardoned almost all the people convicted of offenses related to the Capitol riot of Jan. 6, 2021, and commuted the sentences of the remainder.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 23 Jan. 2025
Notably, in 2021, Biden appeared on the show during the first 100 days of his administration, discussing the Covid pandemic and the still-fresh Jan. 6 Capitol riots.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 14 Jan. 2025
The first was related to Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election results — including his actions leading up to the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot — and the second case addressed his handling of classified White House documents that were retrieved from Mar-a-Lago.
—Kyler Alvord, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riot
Noun
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Mathematicians greeted his assertions with hoots of laughter, called out to friends across the room, and threw paper airplanes.—
Erica Klarreich,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Jan. 2025
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Photographed by Ben Weller, British Vogue, January 2025 Marianne Jean-Baptiste is a hoot.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Tall trees and a high concrete wall obscured the view and the screams of the camp so that Rudolf’s wife Hedwig and their five children – Klaus, Heidetraud, Brigitte, Hans-Jürgen and Annegret – could live shielded from the atrocities committed just feet from their door.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN,
17 Jan. 2025
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Berg’s depiction of the Mountain Meadows Massacre is disorienting, nightmarish and terrifyingly immersive, a bravura symphony of whizzing arrows and curdling screams.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Jan. 2025
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After a few more laughs, Reynolds turned sentimental and shared some heartfelt words about Jackman.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
25 Jan. 2025
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My wife got a good laugh out of my fleeting optimism.—
Jon Greenberg,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Riot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riot. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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