Thesaurus results for BOULEVERSEMENT

bouleversement

noun

bül-ˌver-sə-ˈmäⁿ

Definition of bouleversement

as in upheaval

a violent disturbance (as of the political or social order) the bouleversement in the print media since the rise of the Internet

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Tennessee is 7-34 since the beginning of the 2024 season and has seen constant upheaval throughout the organization.

— Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Yormark’s hiring at the Big 12 marked a broader shift in how college conferences have approached leadership amid unprecedented financial and structural upheaval.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of upheaval

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The avant-garde revolution of the ’60s produced many visionary jazz musicians, but few were able to perform at both Carnegie Hall and the White House.

— Levi Dayan, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
Robert, Ryan, and Kirby Carlisle are three engineers who worked at SpaceX during the Falcon 9 era, seeing the revolution in the global launch industry from the inside.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 3 Nov. 2026

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The earthquake's epicenter was roughly 18 miles west of Petrolia and occurred at a depth of 8 miles.

— CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the earthquake also left more than 45,000 homes damaged, 9,000 destroyed, and 140 buildings collapsed.

— Rebecca Schneid, Time, 30 Oct. 2026

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By then, graffiti had been scrubbed from the central monument that pays tribute to the French Republic, including its tradition of insurrection.

— Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
My assumption that the guest speakers’ anti-Communist insurrection might resonate with today’s youth and their antisystem rebellion proved to be mistaken.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026

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