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
Meanwhile, Israel also faced attacks from the extremist regime in Iran, as well as the Houthi insurgency in Yemen.
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William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The ongoing insurgency succeeded in ousting the prime minister and shutting down the main airport and seaport for months.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
The insurgency would try to prevent the combat engineers from setting that up.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The longest war in U.S. history ended in August 2021 with a decisive defeat for the allied government in Kabul and the Taliban swiftly retaking power after 20 years of insurgency.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
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William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The ongoing insurgency succeeded in ousting the prime minister and shutting down the main airport and seaport for months.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
The insurgency would try to prevent the combat engineers from setting that up.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The longest war in U.S. history ended in August 2021 with a decisive defeat for the allied government in Kabul and the Taliban swiftly retaking power after 20 years of insurgency.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insurgency
Noun
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Foreign funders of an insurrection interfered in our domestic affairs from the start.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2025
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The charge of masterminding insurrection faced by the impeached leader is punishable by life imprisonment or even death, although South Korea has not executed anyone in decades.—
Joyce Lee,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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History shows that conclaves have ranged from a matter of hours to nearly three years, shaped by intrigue, deadlock, and even popular revolt.—
Dan Cody,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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And then, the third attempt was to carry out the revolt, which again fails.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
5 May 2025
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The historic exchange, centered on the 1971 Attica prison uprising, is now featured in the first episode of MSNBC’s new docuseries David Frost Vs. In a chilling twist, Lennon’s assassin would later be incarcerated at Attica for more than 30 years following the musician’s 1980 murder.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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When peasant rebellions appeared, they were crushed even in superficially democratic countries such as India, whose government violently suppressed the Naxalite uprisings in West Bengal.—
Nikil Saval,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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After leading some of his fellow players in an uprising against the games, Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) sees his rebellion instantly squashed.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone who is waiting for the weekend to join the rebellion.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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Imagining Russia after Putin may seem too distant and abstract, especially after efforts to oust him failed—including, most prominently, the mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin’s 2023 mutiny.—
ALEXANDER GABUEV,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Apr. 2025
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How Online Rage Invaded a 151-Year-Old Intellectual Retreat Charges of antisemitism and liberal bias, and dismay over cuts to the opera budget, have led to a small mutiny at Chautauqua Institution.—
Christopher Maag,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Insurgency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insurgency. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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