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
The Houthis grew in power and popularity, then launched an insurgency that spiralled into a series of wars with the central government.
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Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
These are the young men with whom we will be embedded for the next viscerally immersive 90 minutes in a real-time account of a 2006 mission in Ramadi, Iraq, as a U.S. sniper unit negotiates a hotbed of Al Qaeda insurgency.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025
The deal came after government forces and allied groups crushed an insurgency launched last week by gunmen loyal to Assad.
—arkansasonline.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Such a decision could see the Israeli military occupying the territory and fighting insurgencies for years.
—Eugenia Yosef, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
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Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
These are the young men with whom we will be embedded for the next viscerally immersive 90 minutes in a real-time account of a 2006 mission in Ramadi, Iraq, as a U.S. sniper unit negotiates a hotbed of Al Qaeda insurgency.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025
The deal came after government forces and allied groups crushed an insurgency launched last week by gunmen loyal to Assad.
—arkansasonline.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Such a decision could see the Israeli military occupying the territory and fighting insurgencies for years.
—Eugenia Yosef, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insurgency
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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“Insurgency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insurgency. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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