mutinies 1 of 2

plural of mutiny

mutinies

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verb

present tense third-person singular of mutiny
as in rebels
to rise up against established authority the party's conservative faction mutinied just before the election

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutinies
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
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 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
  • 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
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“Mutinies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutinies. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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