as in insurrection
open fighting against authority (as one's own government)
there always seems to be insurgency of some type in that troubled country
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Recent Examples of insurgency
Rather than quelling terrorist attacks, permanently suppressing Palestinian aspirations would likely fuel an endless insurgency.
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Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
African states, too, have started hiring Russian, Turkish, Romanian, and South African private military companies (PMCs) to battle insurgencies, to deploy drones against jihadists, and to reclaim resource-rich areas taken over by rebels.
—Alia Brahimi, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
The Kurdish insurgency has, after all, raged for decades and presented an ongoing security and human rights concern.
—Alpaslan Ozerdem, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
Tehran says some of them have ties to foreign powers and are involved in cross-border smuggling and insurgency.
—Dubai Newsroom, Reuters, 23 Aug. 2025
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Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
African states, too, have started hiring Russian, Turkish, Romanian, and South African private military companies (PMCs) to battle insurgencies, to deploy drones against jihadists, and to reclaim resource-rich areas taken over by rebels.
—Alia Brahimi, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
The Kurdish insurgency has, after all, raged for decades and presented an ongoing security and human rights concern.
—Alpaslan Ozerdem, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
Tehran says some of them have ties to foreign powers and are involved in cross-border smuggling and insurgency.
—Dubai Newsroom, Reuters, 23 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insurgency
Noun
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The National Guard can be deployed to assist Americans during natural disasters and in times of insurrection or open revolt.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
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There is no insurrection in Portland.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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What began as a protest against a government social media ban quickly morphed into a broader revolt against corruption and economic stagnation.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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The popularity of these names, especially in Galilee, a hotbed of revolt and messianic expectations, stemmed from their revolutionary connotations.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Barghouti has spent more than 20 years in prison and is serving five life sentences after his 2004 conviction for the murder of four Israelis and a Greek Orthodox monk during the second Palestinian intifada, or uprising.—
Yamiche Alcindor,
NBC news,
10 Oct. 2025
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Krasznahorkai was born in Hungary in 1954, two years before the Soviets viciously crushed an uprising in Budapest, and his first two novels are soaked through with an atmosphere of political terror.—
Walt Hunter,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But things change the next morning when all of the clans light burning crosses in a call to action to join the Jacobite rebellion — a call that Brian must answer or face being labeled a traitor.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Oct. 2025
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His effort to suppress the rebellion and restore federal authority marked the beginning of the Civil War.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
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Playoffs have been under the shadow of league star Napheesa Collier speaking with pointed criticism of commissioner Cathy Engelbert in what amounts to a mutiny against the commish, with other players backing Collier.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
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But to the enslaved Africans transported on these ships, that mermaid was a symbol of righteous rebellion and holy mutinies.—
Time,
Time,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Insurgency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insurgency. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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