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riot

verb as in protest; cause an uproar

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He said he made it after seeing footage of broadcaster Piers Morgan and influencer Andrew Tate discussing issues connected to last summer's riots.

From BBC

The detention has alarmed college administrators across the country, who faced criticism for calling riot police on student protesters last year and generally avoided pressing for criminal charges against pro-Palestinian activists.

While many protesters left the scene, several hundred people remained and continued to fight with riot police, who brought in reinforcements and attempted to cordon off the area.

From BBC

A federal jury this week convicted a man accused of being a member of a white supremacist group on rioting charges, bringing to a close a case that dragged on for seven years.

More recently, she released the love-em-and-leave-em anthem Love Hangover, whose video is an absolute riot.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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