as in revolt
open fighting against authority (as one's own government)
the uprising was quickly and brutally suppressed
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as in rising
to leave one's bed
uprise! we have lots of work to do today!
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as in climbing
to move or extend upward
as we went from the coast into the state's interior, the land gradually began uprising and eventually we were on mountainous terrain
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Recent Examples of uprising
Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Advertisement The power of social media to foment popular protest is no stranger to Asia, where the internet has been a key driver of popular uprisings that toppled governments in Sri Lanka in 2022 and Bangladesh in 2024, and continue to roil Indonesia today.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Other notes reference the Gordon Riots — an uprising in 1780 spurred by anti-Catholic sentiment — and the Mohocks, a violent gang of upper-class young men who got drunk and attacked people.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
The riot in Milwaukee, one of scores of uprisings around the United States during the summer of 1967, triggered a citywide lockdown, brought the National Guard — and laid bare the city's racial divide.
—Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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The persecution worsened more than a decade ago during uprisings that remade the Middle East by toppling dictators — including Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak — but in some places spiraled into civil war.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Advertisement The power of social media to foment popular protest is no stranger to Asia, where the internet has been a key driver of popular uprisings that toppled governments in Sri Lanka in 2022 and Bangladesh in 2024, and continue to roil Indonesia today.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Other notes reference the Gordon Riots — an uprising in 1780 spurred by anti-Catholic sentiment — and the Mohocks, a violent gang of upper-class young men who got drunk and attacked people.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
The riot in Milwaukee, one of scores of uprisings around the United States during the summer of 1967, triggered a citywide lockdown, brought the National Guard — and laid bare the city's racial divide.
—Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uprising
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Cracker Barrel was in the early stages of a major turnaround plan before its new logo and restaurant remodels ran into a right-wing revolt.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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The British eventually adopted harsh measures to end the revolt.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Both the governor and the secretary listed a combination of lower market prices for farm products plus rising fertilizer, machinery and labor costs as a severe squeeze on the farm economy.—
Cristina LaRue,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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China’s economy showed further signs of weakness last month, with key data Monday revealing factory output and consumption rising at their weakest pace for around a year.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
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Cameras capture the suspect climbing over a railing onto a rooftop overlooking the UVU plaza, positioning himself in a prone stance consistent with a sniper setup.—
Adam Sabes , Julia Bonavita , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Production is still climbing, but the slope of the curve is flattening.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Five people died and 140 police officers were injured before the insurrection was quelled.—
Chris Boyette,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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At a time when contentious words dominate our conversations—think insurrection and fascism and fake news and woke—the need for dictionaries to chronicle and explain language, and serve as its watchdog, has never been greater.—
Stefan Fatsis,
The Atlantic,
13 Sep. 2025
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Basically, all the stuff Prodigy just worked so hard to delete is the very first thing that Nibs hears about upon waking, because no steps were taken whatsoever to either brief the other hybrids or isolate her for observation.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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An impatient dog's way of waking his owners up in the morning has left viewers on TikTok in stitches.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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But this showdown which needs no hype is ascending a level.—
Jay Paris,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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James, 24, was a great story of training camp, ascending from last year’s practice squad and the bottom of the roster onto the team thanks to a strong training camp.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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Her image is now shorthand for beauty, decadence, rebellion, and misogyny.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
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Also on display was a 1774 letter from King George III to Prime Minister Lord North, acknowledging the escalating rebellion in the American colonies and referencing the Boston Tea Party as a pivotal moment in deteriorating relations.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Shane Croucher
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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In a first since 2020, Apple is rolling out several new iPhone designs.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Publix is rolling out a fresh lineup of seasonal desserts that taste like autumn in every bite.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Uprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uprising. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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