as in insurrection
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 insurgency
But reports of a potential joint military operation involving the US, Colombia and Venezuela also raised the prospect that the ELN could finally be dismantled after more than 60 years of insurgency.
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Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 16 Jan. 2026
It’s led by figures from a lost age of American politics, including former Rep. Joe Crowley, who lost his seat to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the first glints of a new left-wing insurgency, and Cathy Gillespie, the wife of Bush-era Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Military insurgency in northern Nigeria has been going on for decades, and these latest strikes aren’t likely to end it.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2026
This is referred to as a cell style of organization, which is popular with insurgency groups.
—Alexander Lowie, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025
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Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 16 Jan. 2026
It’s led by figures from a lost age of American politics, including former Rep. Joe Crowley, who lost his seat to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the first glints of a new left-wing insurgency, and Cathy Gillespie, the wife of Bush-era Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Military insurgency in northern Nigeria has been going on for decades, and these latest strikes aren’t likely to end it.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2026
This is referred to as a cell style of organization, which is popular with insurgency groups.
—Alexander Lowie, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insurgency
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Enter Sun Ra, brimming with eccentric insurrection, claiming his music’s power to topple walls.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Americans have been skeptical of brown-skinned people since the days of the Alamo, always fearful Latinos are one step away from insurrection and thus must always be subjugated.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Continue reading … THINK AGAIN — New 'microgeneration' of students revolts against 'cringy' campus wokeness.—
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FOXNews.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Outlets including the Wrap and Hollywood Reporter have reported that top agents including Duffy McSwiggin and Marty Diamond, who represent Joni Mitchell and Coldplay, among others, have led a staff revolt demanding Wasserman leave or sell the firm.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Medical workers sympathetic to the uprising, meanwhile, have also changed the names and injuries listed on some patients’ medical charts, to protect their identities from authorities.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
11 Feb. 2026
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Bangladesh votes on Thursday in the first election since a Gen Z rebellion toppled an ageing autocrat – an uprising tens of millions of young people dreamt could chart a new course for their country.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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But the rebellion has also spurred a race to the bottom.—
Laura K. Field,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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Confederate sympathizers carved up the old design, claiming the red-and-white Crossland pattern to signal rebellion loyalty.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Feb. 2026
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Alekseyev, 64, played a prominent role during the mutiny by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin in the summer of 2023.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
9 Feb. 2026
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In 2023, Alekseyev was sent by the Russian military to negotiate with Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner private mercenary group, during the Wagner group’s mutiny.—
CNN's Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Insurgency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insurgency. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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