as in insurrection
open fighting against authority (as one's own government)
soon the revolt had spread to every corner of the country
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1
as in to disgust
to cause to feel disgust
the jury appeared to be revolted by the grisly details of the murder
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2
as in to rebel
to rise up against established authority
the students practically revolted when the school cancelled the championship football game
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Recent Examples of revolt
Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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
FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The leading role played in the war by the Vietnamese rural poor prompted Scott to wonder what motivated peasants to revolt.
—Nikil Saval, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Ana has no choice to accept, thrust into the brewing revolt in Caimor's underworld led by rebels and an infamous dark witch, the Black Wraith.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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
Verb
Dem governors revolt against Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs.
—FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The leading role played in the war by the Vietnamese rural poor prompted Scott to wonder what motivated peasants to revolt.
—Nikil Saval, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolt
Noun
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In many respects, the film already feels out of date, mostly covering Trump’s crimes during his first term as well as the January 6 Capitol insurrection rather than dipping into the more flagrant fascism of his past few months back in office.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
17 May 2025
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The former co-chair of Lawyers for Trump, Dhillon backed Trump’s efforts to challenge the 2020 election and also was among those defending him against a Colorado lawsuit arguing he should be barred from running for office due to leading an insurrection.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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He isn’t disgusted by sexuality, just innocent and uninterested.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2025
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In the book, Cruise and Bateman share an apartment building, a fact that Bateman appears at times both delighted and disgusted by.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Its stories about an amateur tennis pro from a low-to-middle class family and his relationship with an artist looking to rebel against her family’s upper-class attitudes took advantage of their youthful vision to tell more stories about their parents’ lack of ambition.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
20 May 2025
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Related article Mavericks fans rebelled after Luka Dončić was traded.—
Matias Grez,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
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Karen Young, founder of the inclusive body care brand Oui the People, similarly recalls the emotional labor of leading during collective crises like the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 racial uprisings and the recent election.—
Jasmine Browley,
Essence,
28 May 2025
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Filmmakers, inspired by the uprising, began creating without hijab, without state approval, and often in complete secrecy.—
Ali Farahmand,
IndieWire,
23 May 2025
Verb
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The obvious solution—getting a proper job—is, for Jack, a non-starter: conventional work repulses him.—
Peter C. Baker,
New Yorker,
11 May 2025
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Image In the novel, Pabst starts off physically repulsed by the mere idea of working for the Reich, but gradually comes around.—
David Segal,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Congressional Republicans Thursday agreed to move forward with President Trump’s sprawling budget plan a day after a mutiny by right-wing lawmakers threatened to derail it.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2025
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In 1995, prosecutors wanted to question the former military dictator Chun Doo-hwan on insurrection and mutiny charges stemming from his role in a 1979 coup and a massacre of demonstrators the following year.—
Choe Sang-Hun,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Fresh & Ready Foods is voluntarily recalling numerous products, after at least 10 people in the U.S. have been sickened in a listeria outbreak linked to its ready-to-eat food products, federal officials said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 May 2025
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Climate change could fuel the spread of a fungus that can sicken and even kill people, as well as threaten crops, according to a study posted on the preprint server Research Square.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
6 May 2025
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His relationship with Elisabeth Moss’ June was a complicated matter that involved fathering one of her children, assisting her efforts to escape from/bring down Gilead and then betraying her at a crucial point in the rebellion.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
20 May 2025
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In 1998, people all over the country commemorated the rebellion, though the sectarian divisions and the violence of the Troubles loomed large.—
Joseph Patrick Kelly,
The Conversation,
20 May 2025
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“Revolt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolt. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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