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
Related article Kurdish separatist leader calls on followers to disarm, potentially ending a five-decade insurgency with Turkey
In March, the PKK declared an immediate ceasefire after Ocalan called on fighters to lay down their arms and dissolve the group.
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) was established and, with the support of Pakistan, led the insurgency in the region in the early 1990s.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 8 May 2025
Today, the insurgency has weakened, but an external threat looms larger and larger: steady Chinese encroachment on Philippine maritime rights and sovereignty, primarily in the South China Sea.
—Ely Ratner, Foreign Affairs, 27 May 2025
While no group immediately claimed responsibility, Balochistan has been the scene of a long-running insurgency, with an array of separatist groups staging attacks.
—Shane Croucher
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) was established and, with the support of Pakistan, led the insurgency in the region in the early 1990s.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 8 May 2025
Today, the insurgency has weakened, but an external threat looms larger and larger: steady Chinese encroachment on Philippine maritime rights and sovereignty, primarily in the South China Sea.
—Ely Ratner, Foreign Affairs, 27 May 2025
While no group immediately claimed responsibility, Balochistan has been the scene of a long-running insurgency, with an array of separatist groups staging attacks.
—Shane Croucher
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insurgency
Noun
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Although Tarrio himself was not in Washington D.C. on Jan. 6, the Department of Justice viewed him as one of the masterminds of the insurrection.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2025
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The Act forbids the U.S. military, including the National Guard, from participating in civilian law enforcement, unless there is an invasion or an insurrection — and there is not.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
11 June 2025
Noun
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Five days later, after a revolt, he was reinstated.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2025
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Related article As Trump reignites a trade war and faces a bond market revolt, the economy is about to go through the wringer this week It’s been somewhat difficult to assess the true health of consumer spending lately.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
27 May 2025
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The barricade at the heart of the novel and the musical is actually a scene from the savagely repressed uprising of June 1848.—
Graham Robb,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2025
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Those runs capped a seven-run, ninth-inning uprising that turned a 10-4 laugher into an 11-10 setback.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Hulu's Emmy-winning series pushed far beyond the events in Margaret Atwood's 1985 book, building to a rebellion in the totalitarian, patriarchal nation where women are dehumanized and used as vessels for breeding.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 May 2025
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While there were wins for the rebellion, Gilead lives on with many of June’s strongest allies trapped there at the start of the episode, like Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd) and Janine (Madeline Brewer).—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
26 May 2025
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But an unconvincing victory could eventually bubble up into the kind of discontent that fueled the Wagner paramilitary force mutiny in 2023.—
Anatoly Kurmanaev,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Although the crisis was quickly defused and Prigozhin was eliminated two months later, the mutiny dealt a significant blow to the regime.—
ANDREI YAKOVLEV,
Foreign Affairs,
16 May 2025
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“Insurgency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insurgency. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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