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as in revolt
open fighting against authority (as one's own government)
the revolution by which the American colonies gained their independence from Great Britain necessitated going up against the world's most powerful army
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Recent Examples of revolution
Amid President Trump’s threats to start a global trade war, invade Greenland, seize control of the Panama Canal and annex Canada, this story has gone virtually unnoticed: Cuba is going through its worst economic crisis in decades — maybe since the 1959 revolution.
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Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
Artificial intelligence is driving more rapid technological and societal change than any previous tech revolution, a leading venture capitalist said.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 3 June 2025
Navigating the cognitive revolution True creativity, innovation and research are not just probabilistic recombinations of past data.
—Wolfgang Messner, The Conversation, 2 June 2025
After all, the true revolution might just start with a midday nap or a quiet cup of coffee.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 2 June 2025
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Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
Artificial intelligence is driving more rapid technological and societal change than any previous tech revolution, a leading venture capitalist said.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 3 June 2025
Navigating the cognitive revolution True creativity, innovation and research are not just probabilistic recombinations of past data.
—Wolfgang Messner, The Conversation, 2 June 2025
After all, the true revolution might just start with a midday nap or a quiet cup of coffee.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolution
Noun
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An effective Kershaw could help stabilize a Dodger rotation that has once again been scrambled ahead of the team’s three-game series with the Padres, which begins Monday.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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The Trump administration’s move to exclude AP from the White House press pool breaks with a long-standing tradition of the service’s participation in the rotation.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
7 June 2025
Noun
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Any President attempting to orchestrate a global system like the one during the Gilded Age would have faced a capitalist revolt.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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Iran has additionally fomented open revolt against the Saudi monarchy.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2025
Noun
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The driver sped away, police said, but crashed at South Belt Line Road and Wheat Hill Drive after failing to negotiate a curve.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 June 2025
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With two on and two outs after a leadoff walk and an Aaron Judge double, Buehler tried to execute a below-the-zone knuckle curve.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
7 June 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
Noun
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Who Will Win Gypsy, which puts a new spin on a Broadway standard with a Black family at the center, will win over the also-excellent (and favored by many others) Sunset Blvd.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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This pair puts a sleeker spin on the trend, with minimal pockets and traditional cargo stitching.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
6 June 2025
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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
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The light pink Rose Blossoming Set gives me a sense of femininity and calmness while the black Serpent dress gives me a feeling of rebellion and power.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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Could today’s culture be encouraging identity shifts as a form of rebellion?—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 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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“Revolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolution. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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