insurgencies

plural of insurgency

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of insurgencies The area has been engulfed in decades-long conflict between armed ethnic groups and the Burmese authorities, who are now fighting multiple insurgencies following the 2021 military coup and its violent crackdown on opposition forces. Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025 Gang members burned schools and police stations, raided the country’s two largest prisons and led insurgencies in many parts of the capital. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025 With the exception of some far-right voices, few in Israel want to be stuck in Gaza forever, responsible for 3 million Palestinians and facing likely insurgencies. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 17 Oct. 2024 Because of the Colombian government’s long history of fighting both leftist insurgencies and narcotrafficking cartels, Colombian law has strict rules to prevent the government from discussing political issues with criminal groups. Elizabeth Dickinson, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insurgencies
Noun
  • The president can also legally invoke the military under the Insurrection Act, which allows troops to be deployed in order to curb insurrections.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • She’s been shaped by migrations, conquests, philosophies, and rebellions.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • And rebellions, by nature, come in all forms.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The riot in Milwaukee, one of scores of uprisings around the United States during the summer of 1967, triggered a citywide lockdown, brought the National Guard — and laid bare the city's racial divide.
    Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The Dalai Lama has been the key figure quelling violence when grassroots dissatisfaction has escalated into episodic uprisings in Tibet.
    Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Because of the revolts, Compton says, drumming and African spiritual practices were eventually criminalized in the colonies.
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 23 Aug. 2025
  • The Russian Empire would also crush revolts organized by the Crimean Tatars, which saw Russia gain control over the peninsula.
    Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025

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“Insurgencies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insurgencies. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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