rebel (against)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebel (against)
disobey
Verb
  • Thousands of people were arrested by the LAPD and other agencies for failure to disperse, disobeying a lawful order and other minor offenses following the 2020 murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, but both the Los Angeles city attorney’s office and former Dist.
    Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
  • Federal judges ruled Thursday that Alabama intentionally discriminated against Black residents when the state disobeyed court orders to draw a second Black-majority congressional district.
    Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 9 May 2025
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“Rebel (against).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebel%20%28against%29. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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