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
After launching an insurgency in 2009, Boko Haram has grown into different factions, including the Islamic State West Africa Province, or ISWAP, which is backed by the Islamic State group.
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Chinedu Asadu, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
The humanitarian calculus A Kurdish insurgency, however well intentioned, would be fought predominantly in civilian terrain.
—John Calabrese, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2026
Ethnic insurgencies may present the most realistic internal threat to the Iranian regime, which has quashed civil society and pro-democracy protest movements for years.
—Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
Turkey has fought a brutal military campaign since 1984 against an armed Kurdish insurgency that has claimed tens of thousands of lives and spilled into neighboring Iraq and Syria.
—ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
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Chinedu Asadu, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
The humanitarian calculus A Kurdish insurgency, however well intentioned, would be fought predominantly in civilian terrain.
—John Calabrese, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2026
Ethnic insurgencies may present the most realistic internal threat to the Iranian regime, which has quashed civil society and pro-democracy protest movements for years.
—Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
Turkey has fought a brutal military campaign since 1984 against an armed Kurdish insurgency that has claimed tens of thousands of lives and spilled into neighboring Iraq and Syria.
—ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insurgency
Noun
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The film presents boosting as an act of insurrection from the street up.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2026
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There was also a plan to encourage an insurrection in early 2023.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Last year's protests against corruption and poor governance were triggered by a social media ban before snowballing into a popular revolt against the government.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
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Last year’s protests against corruption and poor governance were triggered by a social media ban before snowballing into a popular revolt against the government.—
Binaj Gurubacharya,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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In the early days of the Syrian uprising, Daham Alasaad was working as a tour guide in his native Palmyra, leading a group through the ruins of the ancient city.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2026
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For now, though, an uprising seems unlikely.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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Enslaved by a tyrannical regime for nearly half a century, everyday Iranians long passionately for their freedom, as the rebellion earlier this year showed.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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In 1999, the Labour government of then-Prime Minister Tony Blair evicted most of the 750 hereditary peers, though 92 were allowed to remain temporarily to avoid an aristocrats’ rebellion.—
Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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That mobility occasionally allowed for communication and coordination during mutinies.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
8 Mar. 2026
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After Thomas Hickey was hanged that year for mutiny, sedition and treachery, Washington warned that his fate should serve as a caution to all soldiers.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Insurgency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insurgency. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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