Arab Spring

noun

: a series of anti-government uprisings affecting Arab countries of North Africa and the Middle East beginning in 2010

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The question is whether Syria’s uprising—which also started in 2011—is the Arab Spring, Part Two. —

Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024 Flashback: The Arab Spring began in Tunisia, and Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali was the first to be toppled, in Jan. 2011. —

Dave Lawler, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024 Syria has been plunged into a bloody civil war since 2011, after Assad’s forces cracked down on protests and pro-democracy rallies across the country which erupted that year as part of the wider Arab Spring. —

Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 Things get complicated In 2011, Assad responded to the regional uprising that came to be known as the Arab Spring with an especially brutal crackdown on pro-democracy forces in Syria. —

Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Arab Spring