as in revolted
to rise up against established authority
the colonists rebelled in the wake of an onslaught of abuses
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Recent Examples of rebelled
Dulla Bhatti belonged to a family of local chiefs who rebelled against the Mughal authority by opposing land revenues and taxes.
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Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
During the rule of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Kurds were marginalized and repressed and sometimes rebelled.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
The Laughing Storm rebelled against the crown, but the short rebellion came to an end after Dunk and Lyonel engaged in single combat with Dunk emerging victorious.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
The neighborhood, including Northwest Bronx, rebelled, pointing out that mall jobs paid little, small businesses would be crushed, and profits would be siphoned away to national corporations.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Feb. 2026
Those members and a few others previously rebelled on a procedural vote that would have extended the prohibition on calling the tariff-repeal votes until March.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 9 Feb. 2026
In Spanish Santo Domingo, the first slave society in the Americas, Africans on a sugar plantation owned by Christopher Columbus’s son rebelled on Christmas Day 1521.
—Laurent Dubois, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Four moderate House Republicans rebelled against House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday to force a vote on extending key ACA subsidies set to expire at the end of the year.
—Sean Conlon,liz Napolitano, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
That all changed in the 1500s when the Perugians rebelled against the pope’s tax on salt.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2025
Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
During the rule of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Kurds were marginalized and repressed and sometimes rebelled.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
The Laughing Storm rebelled against the crown, but the short rebellion came to an end after Dunk and Lyonel engaged in single combat with Dunk emerging victorious.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
The neighborhood, including Northwest Bronx, rebelled, pointing out that mall jobs paid little, small businesses would be crushed, and profits would be siphoned away to national corporations.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Feb. 2026
Those members and a few others previously rebelled on a procedural vote that would have extended the prohibition on calling the tariff-repeal votes until March.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 9 Feb. 2026
In Spanish Santo Domingo, the first slave society in the Americas, Africans on a sugar plantation owned by Christopher Columbus’s son rebelled on Christmas Day 1521.
—Laurent Dubois, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Four moderate House Republicans rebelled against House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday to force a vote on extending key ACA subsidies set to expire at the end of the year.
—Sean Conlon,liz Napolitano, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
That all changed in the 1500s when the Perugians rebelled against the pope’s tax on salt.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebelled
revolted
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Thune and Johnson's joint statement came after the House GOP revolted on Friday and killed the Senate plan.—
Justin Papp,
CNBC,
1 Apr. 2026
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In 2004 when Yankee Stadium briefly replaced Cracker Jack with Crunch ‘n Munch, another caramel corn treat with peanuts, fans revolted and the team brought back Cracker Jack.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Rebelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebelled. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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