as in revolt
open fighting against authority (as one's own government)
the famous insurrection of the slaves in ancient Rome under Spartacus
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Recent Examples of insurrection
Under the 1807 law, the president may have the legal authority to dispatch the military or federalize the Guard in states that cannot control insurrections under or are defying federal law.
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 8 June 2025
Yoon is still standing trial on charges of insurrection, a crime that is punishable by death or life in prison.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 3 June 2025
There is a direct path from the Unite the Right rally of August 12, 2017, to the Stop the Steal insurrection of January 6, 2021.
—Deborah Baker
june 3, Literary Hub, 3 June 2025
And for the record, the Justice Department had the right to investigate what led up to the insurrection attempt on Jan. 6, 2021.
—Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 8 June 2025
Yoon is still standing trial on charges of insurrection, a crime that is punishable by death or life in prison.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 3 June 2025
There is a direct path from the Unite the Right rally of August 12, 2017, to the Stop the Steal insurrection of January 6, 2021.
—Deborah Baker
june 3, Literary Hub, 3 June 2025
And for the record, the Justice Department had the right to investigate what led up to the insurrection attempt on Jan. 6, 2021.
—Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insurrection
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
Noun
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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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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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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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“Insurrection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insurrection. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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