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
Related article Kurdish separatist leader calls on followers to disarm, potentially ending a five-decade insurgency with Turkey
In March, the PKK declared an immediate ceasefire after Ocalan called on fighters to lay down their arms and dissolve the group.
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) was established and, with the support of Pakistan, led the insurgency in the region in the early 1990s.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 8 May 2025
Today, the insurgency has weakened, but an external threat looms larger and larger: steady Chinese encroachment on Philippine maritime rights and sovereignty, primarily in the South China Sea.
—Ely Ratner, Foreign Affairs, 27 May 2025
While no group immediately claimed responsibility, Balochistan has been the scene of a long-running insurgency, with an array of separatist groups staging attacks.
—Shane Croucher
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) was established and, with the support of Pakistan, led the insurgency in the region in the early 1990s.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 8 May 2025
Today, the insurgency has weakened, but an external threat looms larger and larger: steady Chinese encroachment on Philippine maritime rights and sovereignty, primarily in the South China Sea.
—Ely Ratner, Foreign Affairs, 27 May 2025
While no group immediately claimed responsibility, Balochistan has been the scene of a long-running insurgency, with an array of separatist groups staging attacks.
—Shane Croucher
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insurgency
Noun
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What’s the political climate, social climate that has to exist in order for an insurrection to appear?—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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It was suspended across the states during the entire Civil War; in counties in South Carolina that were overrun by the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction; in specific places in the Philippines during an insurrection in 1905; and in Hawaii following the bombing of Pearl Harbor.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
9 May 2025
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Five days later, after a revolt, he was reinstated.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2025
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Related article As Trump reignites a trade war and faces a bond market revolt, the economy is about to go through the wringer this week It’s been somewhat difficult to assess the true health of consumer spending lately.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
27 May 2025
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Karen Young, founder of the inclusive body care brand Oui the People, similarly recalls the emotional labor of leading during collective crises like the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 racial uprisings and the recent election.—
Jasmine Browley,
Essence,
28 May 2025
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Filmmakers, inspired by the uprising, began creating without hijab, without state approval, and often in complete secrecy.—
Ali Farahmand,
IndieWire,
23 May 2025
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Hulu's Emmy-winning series pushed far beyond the events in Margaret Atwood's 1985 book, building to a rebellion in the totalitarian, patriarchal nation where women are dehumanized and used as vessels for breeding.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 May 2025
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While there were wins for the rebellion, Gilead lives on with many of June’s strongest allies trapped there at the start of the episode, like Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd) and Janine (Madeline Brewer).—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
26 May 2025
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Congressional Republicans Thursday agreed to move forward with President Trump’s sprawling budget plan a day after a mutiny by right-wing lawmakers threatened to derail it.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2025
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In 1995, prosecutors wanted to question the former military dictator Chun Doo-hwan on insurrection and mutiny charges stemming from his role in a 1979 coup and a massacre of demonstrators the following year.—
Choe Sang-Hun,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Insurgency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insurgency. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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