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to rise up against established authority
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Recent Examples of rebelling
Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026
These fears lead them to rebelling against the technology overall.
—Staff Author, Parents, 7 June 2026
The teenagers were rebelling, like teenagers are supposed to.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
After rebelling against the authority of the Jade Emperor (the supreme deity in traditional Chinese cosmology), he is subdued by the Buddha and imprisoned beneath the Five Elements Mountain.
—Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
Jumping, rebelling, expelling, reacting, acting.
—Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026
Embracing a visual vocabulary of the lowbrow and the rudimentary is a tried-and-true method of rebelling against a culture that feels vapid or corporatized.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 6 May 2026
Two decades after Steve Jobs premiered the iPhone, a small but passionate movement — with offshoots in several countries — is rebelling against the omnipresent screen.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Republicans themselves remain divided over how to proceed, with some hard-right lawmakers already rebelling against the shutdown deal.
—Nik Popli, Time, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
The musical, which features a rock score, is based on the 1891 play by Frank Wedekind, which follows a group of teenagers in 19th-century Germany who are discovering their sexuality and rebelling against the strict rules set by their parents.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026
These fears lead them to rebelling against the technology overall.
—Staff Author, Parents, 7 June 2026
The teenagers were rebelling, like teenagers are supposed to.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
After rebelling against the authority of the Jade Emperor (the supreme deity in traditional Chinese cosmology), he is subdued by the Buddha and imprisoned beneath the Five Elements Mountain.
—Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
Jumping, rebelling, expelling, reacting, acting.
—Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026
Embracing a visual vocabulary of the lowbrow and the rudimentary is a tried-and-true method of rebelling against a culture that feels vapid or corporatized.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 6 May 2026
Two decades after Steve Jobs premiered the iPhone, a small but passionate movement — with offshoots in several countries — is rebelling against the omnipresent screen.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Republicans themselves remain divided over how to proceed, with some hard-right lawmakers already rebelling against the shutdown deal.
—Nik Popli, Time, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebelling
Noun
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The property tax rebellion is part of a broader push on both the right and left to give tax exemptions to seniors, workers who rely on tips, and the bottom 50% of the country to address cost-of-living pressures.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
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House Democrats are betting that a future Speaker Hakeem Jeffries wouldn’t struggle with the type of aisle-crossing rebellion that’s often vexed current Speaker Mike Johnson.—
Nicholas Wu,
semafor.com,
16 June 2026
Verb
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Whether the effort to stabilize things by Ellison and Bilton is enough to keep viewers engaged and staff from revolting remains to be seen.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2026
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Local residents are revolting against a $100 billion Utah data center project backed by Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary that would use more electricity than the entire state does in a year.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
Noun
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The Catholic Church teaches that all other people are conceived with original sin as a result of Adam and Eve’s disobedience to God in the Garden of Eden.—
Bridget Retzloff,
The Conversation,
2 June 2026
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There is zero tolerance for political disobedience.—
Daniel Drake,
The New York Review of Books,
16 May 2026
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Playing an American in a production staffed by Australians, Brits, a Chilean director and a Hispanic DP, her brain kept mutinying.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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Marji’s rebelliousness, both admirable and terrifying for those who love her, is her salient characteristic.—
Hillary Chute,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
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The pseudo-goth hair and costume choices speak to an inner rebelliousness that isn’t so much unleashed as forced loose by a system that values the appearance of a mythical impartiality over her humanity, leaving her with little recourse but to step outside the confines of the law.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2026
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He was arrested on suspicion of brandishing a weapon, resisting arrest with violence, resisting arrest, trespassing and being too intoxicated to care for himself in public, police said.—
Jose Fabian,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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After her third arrest in November 2024, Chelsea pled guilty in February 2025 to charges of resisting or obstructing an officer, felony bail jumping and possession of methamphetamine, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE.—
Anna Myers,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
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Among the grounds listed are fraud, embezzlement, theft, misappropriation of district resources, breach of fiduciary duty, neglect of duties, criminal convictions, violations of law, policy violations, dishonesty, insubordination and failure to perform contractual obligations.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2026
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The suit alleges she was informed the officer resisted calls to attend remedial training going so far as to tell his fellow officers that Internal Affairs could open up an insubordination case on him.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 June 2026
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The Board of Governors at the International Atomic Energy Agency finds Iran in noncompliance with its nuclear obligations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
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The building had multiple issues, including a broken air conditioner, peeling paint, and noncompliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (people in wheelchairs are carried up the church’s steps).—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 June 2026
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“Rebelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebelling. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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