as in rebelling
to rise up against established authority
the party's conservative faction mutinied just before the election
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rebelling
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Two decades after Steve Jobs premiered the iPhone, a small but passionate movement — with offshoots in several countries — is rebelling against the omnipresent screen.—
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Republicans themselves remain divided over how to proceed, with some hard-right lawmakers already rebelling against the shutdown deal.—
Nik Popli,
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7 Apr. 2026
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“Mutinying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutinying. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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