upheaval
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bouleversement, cataclysm, convulsion, earthquake, paroxysm, storm, tempest, tumult, uproar
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Barnes was fired by Texas in 2015 before trying to stabilize a Tennessee program that was under upheaval. — Steve Megargee, The Seattle Times, "Barnes, Tennessee look for another signature win vs Purdue," 25 Mar. 2019 The intimate story of Cleo's relationship to the fracturing family and her unplanned pregnancy plays out against the backdrop of sociopolitical upheaval taking place in Mexico at the time. — Emma Dibdin, Harper's BAZAAR, "Everything You Need To Know About Roma Before it Sweeps the 2019 Oscars," 24 Feb. 2019 Such upheaval won’t upset harried bosses at rival food companies, particularly Europe’s lumbering giants Unilever , Danone and Nestle . — Carol Ryan, WSJ, "What Kraft Heinz’s Mess Means for Rivals and Investors," 22 Feb. 2019 One of the reasons for the reluctance of Muslim governments to criticize China over Xinjiang is that, following the upheaval of the 2011 Arab Spring, many are implementing unprecedented crackdowns on dissent of their own. — Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ, "The Muslim World Looks On as China Persecutes Its Muslims," 21 Feb. 2019 The youth congress was established in 1937 and grew, even through the upheaval of World War II. — Jeffrey Collins, The Seattle Times, "Booklet recalls forgotten, integrated South Carolina meeting," 23 July 2018 But in the upheaval of the late 1960s, nothing was the usual. — Bill Turque, kansascity, "How the untold story of Sly James' youth shapes his hopes for healing KC's racial divide | The Kansas City Star," 23 Mar. 2018 Fifty years ago, in the midst of the upheaval of riots and the subsequent open housing marches, Vel Phillips was the only African-American and woman on the council. — Mary Spicuzza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Hope and Change 2.0: City could be on cusp of ending 172-year streak of white male mayors," 26 Jan. 2018 The hire comes as Facebook’s upper ranks undergo a major upheaval, which has contributed to infighting between Mr. Zuckerberg and other senior executives over the direction of the company. — Deepa Seetharaman, WSJ, "Facebook Turns to U.K. Politician to Help Repair Its Image," 19 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'upheaval.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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