as in insurrection
open fighting against authority (as one's own government)
the insurgence eventually succeeded in undermining the corrupt dictatorship
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Recent Examples of insurgence
There’s a quiet insurgence within the fashion choices in the show, and Lyons is its leader.
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Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 16 July 2023
Some users claimed in the app reviews they were contacted by the FBI answering a profile prompt about the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill insurgence, but the app dismissed the reports as trolling.
—Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 22 Nov. 2022
The insurgence captures Queen Gudrún (Nicole Kidman) and pursues the boy.
—Jesse Hassenger, The Week, 22 Apr. 2022
With the insurgence of social media and online shopping, the demand for clothes inspired by straight-off-the-runway trends without the runway price tags has grown.
—Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 21 Apr. 2022
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Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 16 July 2023
Some users claimed in the app reviews they were contacted by the FBI answering a profile prompt about the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill insurgence, but the app dismissed the reports as trolling.
—Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 22 Nov. 2022
The insurgence captures Queen Gudrún (Nicole Kidman) and pursues the boy.
—Jesse Hassenger, The Week, 22 Apr. 2022
With the insurgence of social media and online shopping, the demand for clothes inspired by straight-off-the-runway trends without the runway price tags has grown.
—Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 21 Apr. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insurgence
Noun
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Wars and insurrections have afflicted other parts of the Middle East, but Baghdad—a city whose name was once synonymous with suicide bombings and sectarian murder—has been spared.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
28 Oct. 2025
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This is not Lozano’s first brush with insurrection.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Oct. 2025
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Between 1,500 and 2,000 of Stuart’s men were killed or wounded in less than an hour, forcing the Jacobites to retreat and effectively ending the revolt.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
30 Oct. 2025
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On top of that, heroes aligning with whoever was cut are in open revolt, potentially refusing to pick up calls or outright walking off the job.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The East African country has been mired in civil strife ever since the central government collapsed in 1991 following a series of uprisings against the then-military dictatorship.—
Omar S Mahmood,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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Following the national uprising over the murder of George Floyd, corporations sought out more women and people of color to diversify their boards of directors.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Readers meet Anne, who walks out of Eden not out of rebellion but love.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Netanyahu, meanwhile, faces rebellion from right-wing ministers who want to block a path to Palestinian statehood and annex the West Bank.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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In 2023, Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin staged a brief mutiny, sending his fighters toward Moscow before abruptly standing down only to die weeks later in a plane crash.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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The good news here is that there’s no mutiny on deck in Santa Clara.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Insurgence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insurgence. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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