as in insurrections
open fighting against authority (as one's own government)
there always seems to be insurgency of some type in that troubled country
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Recent Examples of insurgencies
Governments across the continent are struggling with stubborn insurgencies.
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Obi Anyadike, semafor.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Ethnic insurgencies may present the most realistic internal threat to the Iranian regime, which has quashed civil society and pro-democracy protest movements for years.
—Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
The limits of our power were clearly demonstrated, as insurgencies took hold and our major aims were unachieved.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2026
The high-tech arsenal left behind by America is now turbocharging insurgencies in the border region, and its complicating efforts by the US and Pakistan to exploit its vast mineral riches.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
Iraq should also serve as a warning for the PLA, as post-decapitation insurgencies last for many years after.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 2026
In this sense, the rebellion led by Joseph Cinque and his comrades sheds light not only on slave ship insurgencies, but also on the richness of African challenges to enslavement.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Takeovers in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, for example, were driven in part by growing terrorist insurgencies, Russian disinformation and rising anti-French sentiment.
—John Joseph Chin, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 2025
By then the Defense Department had also been sharing with Venezuelans a secret plan to foment insurgencies called Operation X Zone.
—Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Obi Anyadike, semafor.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Ethnic insurgencies may present the most realistic internal threat to the Iranian regime, which has quashed civil society and pro-democracy protest movements for years.
—Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
The limits of our power were clearly demonstrated, as insurgencies took hold and our major aims were unachieved.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2026
The high-tech arsenal left behind by America is now turbocharging insurgencies in the border region, and its complicating efforts by the US and Pakistan to exploit its vast mineral riches.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
Iraq should also serve as a warning for the PLA, as post-decapitation insurgencies last for many years after.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 2026
In this sense, the rebellion led by Joseph Cinque and his comrades sheds light not only on slave ship insurgencies, but also on the richness of African challenges to enslavement.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Takeovers in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, for example, were driven in part by growing terrorist insurgencies, Russian disinformation and rising anti-French sentiment.
—John Joseph Chin, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 2025
By then the Defense Department had also been sharing with Venezuelans a secret plan to foment insurgencies called Operation X Zone.
—Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insurgencies
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There were rebellions, insurrections and an Appian Way lined with crucifixions.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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But the regime, besieged by insurrections across the country, abandoned Manbij.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There were rebellions, insurrections and an Appian Way lined with crucifixions.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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By the 19th century China, under the Qing dynasty, had become weakened by internal rebellions, fiscal strain, and the aftermath of the Opium Wars, which exposed its inability to counter the industrialized military methods of the Western imperial powers.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Arab Spring uprisings of 2011-12 owe much of their origin to a youth bulge in the Middle East.—
John Rennie Short,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
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But like many political uprisings, the meaning of No Kings varies from protester to protester.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Mar. 2026
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After enduring a series of mini-revolts from fans criticizing last spring’s casting announcement and December’s first-look trailer, Survivor 50 has gotten off to an encouraging start.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2026
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Almost immediately Rome was plunged into a series of wars, revolts, and plagues.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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That mobility occasionally allowed for communication and coordination during mutinies.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
8 Mar. 2026
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This includes leader assassination attempts by political opponents or lone wolves or mutinies by disgruntled soldiers who might even march on the presidential palace to demand higher pay, promotions or other policy concessions.—
John Joseph Chin,
The Conversation,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Insurgencies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insurgencies. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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