as in insurrection
open fighting against authority (as one's own government)
there always seems to be insurgency of some type in that troubled country
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Recent Examples of insurgency
In the midst of past progressive insurgencies, such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s upset victory in the 2018 NY-14 Democratic primary and Jamaal Bowman’s 2020 win in NY-16, NYC unions were largely united in support of the incumbent representatives vying to hold onto their seats.
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Paxton Honerkamp,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
Peasant growers’ resistance to these operations fueled the Shining Path insurgency by providing recruits and creating an opening for the guerrillas to interpose themselves between the farmers and the police.
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Michelle D. Paranzino,
The Conversation,
11 June 2026
But the timeline depends on stability in northern Mozambique, where an armed insurgency has disrupted work and delayed earlier project milestones.
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Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
10 June 2026
The country, which is largely run by its military, is wrestling with political and economic instability, marked by increasing government repression, terrorism, domestic insurgencies, and huge debts.
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Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
3 June 2026
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Paxton Honerkamp,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
Peasant growers’ resistance to these operations fueled the Shining Path insurgency by providing recruits and creating an opening for the guerrillas to interpose themselves between the farmers and the police.
—
Michelle D. Paranzino,
The Conversation,
11 June 2026
But the timeline depends on stability in northern Mozambique, where an armed insurgency has disrupted work and delayed earlier project milestones.
—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
10 June 2026
The country, which is largely run by its military, is wrestling with political and economic instability, marked by increasing government repression, terrorism, domestic insurgencies, and huge debts.
—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insurgency
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The pair took a big swing in 2022 around the first anniversary of the Capitol insurrection on January 6.
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The violence, described as a failed insurrection by President Cyril Ramaphosa, vandalized more than 160 shopping malls, led to tens of thousands of job losses, and cost the economy roughly $3 billion.
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The Declaration of Independence, often perceived as a tax revolt, explicitly mentions taxes only once among its 27 grievances, dedicating just eight words to the issue.
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Soon, this kind of spirit will carry the 13 colonies to protest, revolt and win the American Revolution.
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An uprising that left inmates in control of a detention center has ended with some people injured, North Carolina officials say.
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Secessionist uprisings in the provinces like Tatarstan or Bashkortistan or Chechnya.
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Amid a rebellion over the SAVE Act, Johnson lost control of the House floor for a second time this week, sending lawmakers home early for the July Fourth recess.
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These battles have completely receded from the American imagination, even though, in some ways, the American rebellion was a sideshow to a far greater imperial drama.
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Amid the mutiny in the House, Johnson canceled unrelated votes, struggling to get enough support to move the legislation.
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The war's disastrous optics erode his legitimacy, amplified by internal dissent like a viral military blogger's mutiny warning and soldiers threatening officers.
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“Insurgency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insurgency. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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