as in rebelling
to rise up against established authority
the party's conservative faction mutinied just before the election
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Certainly heroic for repeatedly rebelling against a murderous regime armed to the teeth.—
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Communities are rebelling against the construction of massive data farms.—
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9 Jan. 2026
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“Mutinying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutinying. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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