as in rebellious
given to resisting authority or another's control
today's rebel chefs feel free to ignore the dictates of classic French cuisine
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as in insurgent
a person who rises up against authority
the rebel would not submit peacefully, even after he was captured
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as in to revolt
to rise up against established authority
the colonists rebelled in the wake of an onslaught of abuses
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Recent Examples of rebel
Natasha Turak, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
The new leadership of Syria’s rebel government blamed Assad for the pain inflicted on Tice’s family this month.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 16 Dec. 2024
Mostafa Salem, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
The New York Times: Hezbollah acknowledged that its supply route through Syria had been cut off by rebels who toppled the government last weekend, dealing another blow to Hezbollah and its patron, Iran.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Two of its links are artfully misshapen, as if rebelling against being a conventional cable.
—Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
With the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad amid a shock offensive by rebel groups, Tehran lost its most important ally in the Middle East.
—Natasha Turak, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
The new leadership of Syria’s rebel government blamed Assad for the pain inflicted on Tice’s family this month.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 16 Dec. 2024
Noun
Israeli bombardment On the same day rebels took over the Syrian capital Damascus, Israel started striking military assets that had belonged to Assad’s regime.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
The New York Times: Hezbollah acknowledged that its supply route through Syria had been cut off by rebels who toppled the government last weekend, dealing another blow to Hezbollah and its patron, Iran.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
Verb
According to Guerrero's biography, Miller, a contrarian by nature, began rebelling early against the liberal bent of his family, hometown and high school.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Two of its links are artfully misshapen, as if rebelling against being a conventional cable.
—Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2024
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More recently, however, Ocasio-Cortez has shown signs of abandoning at least some of the rebellious positions that defined her earliest years in office.Hanna Trudo, The Hill, 22 Dec. 2024
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Americans are a rebellious bunch, so trying to stop a political figure by nearly killing him provokes the opposite reaction.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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The country is now largely under the control of an insurgent group named Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS.Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Initially a religious movement focused on promoting Yemen's Zaidi Shiite Muslim community, Ansar Allah grew into a powerful insurgent group that captured large swathes of northern territory, including Sanaa, between late 2014 and early 2015.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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Many House Republicans revolted in part over the length of the bill, so discussions are now centered on a smaller package.Peter Sullivan, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
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An American Werewolf in London (1981) John Landis helmed this subversive blend of werewolf mythos intertwined with revolting body horror, bawdy comedy, and genuine tragedy.EW.com, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, delivered a defiant speech last Wednesday, insisting that the Axis was alive and well.Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
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Only after defiant parliament members rushed into the National Assembly and voted unanimously to reject the order did Yoon reverse course, ending six chaotic hours, which saw protests erupt in the capital city.Dylan Butts, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
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In 1793, French revolutionaries executed their king, Louis XVI, and his wife, Marie Antoinette, unleashing a wave of political instability that threatened the whole of Europe.Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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While these actions tend to be characterized as those of a crazy luddite, however, they are more accurately seen as those of an extreme political revolutionary.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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In June 2023, the group mutinied and marched on Moscow before then leader Yevgeny Prigozhin negotiated a deal with the Kremlin.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, any question that Jod and Captain Silvo (the pirate whose crew mutinied in the series premiere) are one and the same was dismissed, when Brutus and his crew spoke of how Silvo had escaped the brig before facing a trial.Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Rebel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebel. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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