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
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.
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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
Jonathan Humphreys, 27, has been under investigation for several months, since Google geolocation data placed at least one of his devices inside the Capitol the afternoon of the violent insurgence, the affidavit states.
—Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2022
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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
Jonathan Humphreys, 27, has been under investigation for several months, since Google geolocation data placed at least one of his devices inside the Capitol the afternoon of the violent insurgence, the affidavit states.
—Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insurgence
Noun
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Users have convened on 4chan to plan hacks like DDoS attacks, and conspiracy theories that festered on 4chan even reportedly inspired the January 6 insurrection at the United States Capitol.—
Matt Burgess,
Wired News,
15 Apr. 2025
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With military support from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain’s Sunni dictator Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa survived a Shiite insurrection.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Apr. 2025
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This historic protest inaugurated a summer of 300 to 500 barricades across France, establishing the tractor blockade as a symbol of agricultural revolt.—
Made by History,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025
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However, the worse the prison’s conditions become — as the workers are forced to slave away on secret Death Star parts with no promise of release — the more Kino is pushed to join Cassian and his brewing prisoner revolt.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2025
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Arrested repeatedly since the height of the Egyptian uprising in 2011, he was sentenced in 2021 to an additional five years in prison for spreading false news and assaulting a police officer – charges that human rights organizations say were politically motivated.—
Mounira Elsamra,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2025
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Their uprising over, they are presented with a fresh set of challenges under the rule of a cunning pig named Napoleon (Rogen).—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2025
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For the dandy, fashion was a vehicle for both self-expression and a subtle form of rebellion against societal norms.—
Ty Gaskins,
Vogue,
29 Apr. 2025
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The seeds of rebellion continue to be planted, with multiple storylines weaving together in tense standoffs that will keep both imperials and agitators on edge.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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It has been used to punish mutinies and desertion in armies, as frontier justice in America's Old West and as a tool of terror and political repression in the former Soviet Union and Nazi Germany.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Apr. 2025
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Which brings me back to the confusion and the mutiny.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
2 Feb. 2025
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“Insurgence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insurgence. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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