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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
Colorism and fatphobia shape her entire lived existence, pushing her to the fringes and ultimately driving her to join the revolution.
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Susan Akyeampong, refinery29.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Trump’s new executive order supercharges the school choice revolution.
—Corey A. Deangelis, Boston Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
The core idea that powers the artificial intelligence revolution, on the other hand, has been around since the 1940s.
—Zeynep Tufekci, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
But its last domestic refugee project, in the first half of the nineteen-sixties, was a huge undertaking: the resettlement in Miami of nearly five hundred thousand Cubans fleeing Castro’s revolution.
—Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2025
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Susan Akyeampong, refinery29.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Trump’s new executive order supercharges the school choice revolution.
—Corey A. Deangelis, Boston Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
The core idea that powers the artificial intelligence revolution, on the other hand, has been around since the 1940s.
—Zeynep Tufekci, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
But its last domestic refugee project, in the first half of the nineteen-sixties, was a huge undertaking: the resettlement in Miami of nearly five hundred thousand Cubans fleeing Castro’s revolution.
—Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolution
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The Yankees were deep in the Juan Soto trenches, while the Red Sox were clear that bolstering their rotation was their first priority.—
Katie Woo,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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Their rotation is thin, and that's been an issue for a few years now.—
Morten Stig Jensen,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Go deeper: Mike Johnson struggles to contain a GOP budget revolt Editor's note: This is a developing story.—
Andrew Solender,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
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Ray, although in his forties, was at one with youth in revolt.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2025
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Addressing the elevated pace of shelter inflation requires bending the housing cost curve to enable adding more attainable housing.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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The interiors feature sleek curves of the ‘Bat Cave’ paired alongside modern forms, textured marble, warm hues, and steel black accents that reference Batman’s signature black edge.—
Emma Reynolds,
Robb Report,
18 Feb. 2025
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Over the last millennium Poland experienced its share of invasions and uprisings against occupying forces.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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Some demonstrators called for the 65-year-old Republican to be hanged during that violent uprising.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2025
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Related Articles For the special occasion, Saldaña put a sheer spin on power dressing.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
20 Feb. 2025
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Jigar Shah, who ran the Loan Programs Office at the Energy Department under the Biden administration, puts an optimistic spin on the state of the industry.—
Lydia DePillis,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Far-right extremist groups have been cowed in the last four years by the fallout and prosecutions from the Jan. 6 insurrection, said Katherine Keneally, head of threat analysis and prevention at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue.—
Will Carless,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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That and Bianco’s ties to the Oath Keepers, a far-right, anti-government group whose members took part in the pro-Trump insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.—
Phil Willon,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Or just a brilliant disguise?’ - from Brilliant Disguise Rock 'n' roll has always embodied rebellion and dissent.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Set in the Alentejo region of southern Portugal, where Mateus was raised, a peasant community of grape-pickers become agents in an open-air ritual of remembrance and rebellion.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2025
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The Olympic, nearly identical to the Titanic, faced its own challenges following the disaster, including a mutiny among crew members concerned about the lack of lifeboats.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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The second season ended on a cliffhanger as Gi-hun’s mutiny against the guards of the Games is ultimately thwarted by the Front Man who, unknown to Gi-hun but known to the audience, has been posing as his friend and ally Young-il.—
Jackie Strause,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Revolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolution. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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