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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Guardiola is gone, star midfielder Rodri has departed, and there is ongoing upheaval across several positions as new boss Enzo Maresca reshapes the squad.

— Dean Jones, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
So the city’s annual meeting with the investment community came at an inconvenient time given the personnel upheaval on the fifth floor.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of upheaval

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Two inequalities, of wealth and and of time, are the obstacle to the game-changing revolution in healthcare that these drugs represent.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
Change has been a constant companion for Newcastle United since their takeover five years ago but perhaps for the first time, this summer has felt like a genuine revolution.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

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The earthquake's epicenter was located about 60 kilometers north-northwest of Ende in Indonesia's Flores region at a depth of about 10 kilometers, according to USGS.

— Jason Volack, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Pereira, the largest city of the Risaralda Department with a population of approximately 500,000, is located just 35 miles from the epicenter of Monday’s earthquake.

— Kim Córdova, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of earthquake

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As Port falls in with a group of conspirators preparing for the insurrection, the book takes on a hallucinatory, digressive quality, blurring the lines between life and death, reality and illusion.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Stephen Colbert’s award-winning Late Show was canceled in a move that many have labeled political appeasement, and the flagship evening newscast baselessly recast the January 6 insurrection as a partisan squabble.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026

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