as in revolted
to rise up against established authority
the colonists rebelled in the wake of an onslaught of abuses
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Recent Examples of rebelled
The end of the prohibition came earlier than originally planned as a group of moderate Republicans rebelled against leadership in September, winning a concession to shorten the length of the pause by two months.
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2026
In Spanish Santo Domingo, the first slave society in the Americas, Africans on a sugar plantation owned by Christopher Columbus’s son rebelled on Christmas Day 1521.
—Laurent Dubois, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Four moderate House Republicans rebelled against House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday to force a vote on extending key ACA subsidies set to expire at the end of the year.
—Sean Conlon,liz Napolitano, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
That all changed in the 1500s when the Perugians rebelled against the pope’s tax on salt.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2025
His Republican base rebelled, insisting the administration release the files.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Some audience members rebelled against Jedi‘s moody take on Luke Skywalker and its meta sense of humor.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 21 Nov. 2025
When the university rector, church historian Karl Heussi, opposed Frick’s request, the students’ association, already dominated by National Socialist sympathizers, rebelled.
—Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
In an article written for Vice in 2017, Godfrey details that Reena, a fan of East Coast hip-hop and blue nail polish, rebelled against her parents frequently.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
Jared Gans, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2026
In Spanish Santo Domingo, the first slave society in the Americas, Africans on a sugar plantation owned by Christopher Columbus’s son rebelled on Christmas Day 1521.
—Laurent Dubois, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Four moderate House Republicans rebelled against House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday to force a vote on extending key ACA subsidies set to expire at the end of the year.
—Sean Conlon,liz Napolitano, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
That all changed in the 1500s when the Perugians rebelled against the pope’s tax on salt.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2025
His Republican base rebelled, insisting the administration release the files.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Some audience members rebelled against Jedi‘s moody take on Luke Skywalker and its meta sense of humor.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 21 Nov. 2025
When the university rector, church historian Karl Heussi, opposed Frick’s request, the students’ association, already dominated by National Socialist sympathizers, rebelled.
—Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
In an article written for Vice in 2017, Godfrey details that Reena, a fan of East Coast hip-hop and blue nail polish, rebelled against her parents frequently.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebelled
revolted
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The fans had never revolted loudly.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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When asked why the bond market has not yet revolted against this debt accumulation, Dalio described a paralysis in Washington.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Rebelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebelled. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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