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rioters

noun as in militant

noun as in punk

noun as in ruffian

noun as in demonstrator

noun as in hood/hoodlum

noun as in hooligan

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Example Sentences

Over two days in August, rioters and looters rampaged through stores and threw stones.

The rioters set fires, tipped cars, smashed windows, slashed tires, and started fistfights.

(Rioters) were building a barricade across Winchester Street and looking for material.

Among the hundreds of anonymous rioters in Donetsk and Luhansk there are, in fact, a few names that jump out at you.

Last night, after the decapitation, rioters clashed with police again.

But, instead of following up their victory, the half-resolute rioters camped near Guadalupe for the night.

Finally the rioters were driven back, and a cordon of troops assured the safety of the capital.

The rioters liberated the prisoners confined in the prisons, and totally destroyed Newgate by fire.

The rioters were finally overpowered, after several days' resistance and great slaughter.

The rioters rushed furiously towards the Custom House; they approached the sentinel crying, 'Kill him, kill him!'

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On this page you'll find 317 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to rioters, such as: agitator, arsonist, criminal, demagogue, demonstrator, and firebrand.

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

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