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Recent Examples of counterrevolution
Of course, abrupt revolutions or counterrevolutions are a recurrent theme of history.
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Roger Cohen, New York Times, 8 May 2025
This time around, some of the most influential figures in Trump’s court have commitments to the anti-liberal counterrevolution: Vice President J. D. Vance, Elon Musk, Donald Trump Jr., and Tucker Carlson, to name a few.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2025
These choices take command of the struggle against any possible counterrevolution.
—Armond White, National Review, 17 Jan. 2025
This counterrevolution also overturned social balances established at the founding.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
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Roger Cohen, New York Times, 8 May 2025
This time around, some of the most influential figures in Trump’s court have commitments to the anti-liberal counterrevolution: Vice President J. D. Vance, Elon Musk, Donald Trump Jr., and Tucker Carlson, to name a few.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2025
These choices take command of the struggle against any possible counterrevolution.
—Armond White, National Review, 17 Jan. 2025
This counterrevolution also overturned social balances established at the founding.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterrevolution
counterinsurgency
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But establishment counterinsurgency campaigns are not necessarily successful.—
Andrew Cockburn,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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Over the past few decades, a counterinsurgency has taken root in America, pushing back against factory farms and overprocessed food: a recognition that the journey from farm to table is usually industrialized and impersonal.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
28 June 2025
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“Counterrevolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterrevolution. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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