Lander assumes that rioting and gang behavior are a result of poverty and poor economic conditions.
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Rioting
Synonyms for "rioting" (40 found)
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Closest matches (8)
Strong matches (12)
Noun(5 words)
Related words (20)
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More general
10 entriescollective behaviorcrimedescriptive adjectivedisorderdisturbanceevent descriptorfigurative adjectiveoffensequalifiersocial phenomenon
More specific
14 entrieschaotic regime descriptorcrowd violence descriptorethnic riotmass demonstratorsmass riotmob violencepanic riotprotest riotpublic disturbance offensepublic order descriptorrioter groupsstreet riotviolent disorder chargevolatile condition descriptor
Collocations
14 entriescivil unrestcrowd riotingmass riotingmob violencerioting activityrioting conditionsrioting costsrioting crowdsrioting eventsrioting incidentrioting incidentsrioting outbreakstreet riotingviolent rioting
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
9 total sentences available.
The police are going all out to keep down the rioting bikers.
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There was rioting.
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Protestors are rioting across the country in opposition to the war.
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