as in revolts
open fighting against authority (as one's own government)
the rebellion would have failed if not for the aid sent by other countries
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Recent Examples of rebellions
Pervasive disregard for the orders to integrate facilities fueled violent race rebellions across the country in the summer of 1943.
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Time, 5 Nov. 2025
The display is typically only removed in cases of high treason or rebellions against the Crown, according to The Sun.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
McArthur replied that, yes, the administration agreed with that point of view, prompting Bennett to ask him whether George Washington could have retained control over local militias years after founding-era rebellions had ended.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The former French colony in the Indian Ocean off the coast of east Africa is no stranger to rebellions.
—NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
Wars that lasted a hundred years, wars between Lutherans and Catholics and between Christians and Muslims, the siege of Constantinople, Mitteleuropa’s peasant rebellions, the lowland’s revolt against Spain, England’s conquest of Ireland.
—Greg Grandin
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
Police would kill many more people in the rebellions that occasionally broke out afterwards, in Miami and Los Angeles and elsewhere.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
One accommodation, the Rebel Suite, takes its design cues from the sea rebellions of Islay, full of nautical references, striking patterns, and bold green and blue hues.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2025
The Rebel Suite is inspired by the great sea rebellions of Islay, and the Founders Suite is a tribute to the original Lords of the Isles, celebrating Ardbeg’s Celtic roots, with hidden panels leading to quirky discoveries.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 8 Sep. 2025
Time, 5 Nov. 2025
The display is typically only removed in cases of high treason or rebellions against the Crown, according to The Sun.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
McArthur replied that, yes, the administration agreed with that point of view, prompting Bennett to ask him whether George Washington could have retained control over local militias years after founding-era rebellions had ended.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The former French colony in the Indian Ocean off the coast of east Africa is no stranger to rebellions.
—NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
Wars that lasted a hundred years, wars between Lutherans and Catholics and between Christians and Muslims, the siege of Constantinople, Mitteleuropa’s peasant rebellions, the lowland’s revolt against Spain, England’s conquest of Ireland.
—Greg Grandin
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
Police would kill many more people in the rebellions that occasionally broke out afterwards, in Miami and Los Angeles and elsewhere.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
One accommodation, the Rebel Suite, takes its design cues from the sea rebellions of Islay, full of nautical references, striking patterns, and bold green and blue hues.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2025
The Rebel Suite is inspired by the great sea rebellions of Islay, and the Founders Suite is a tribute to the original Lords of the Isles, celebrating Ardbeg’s Celtic roots, with hidden panels leading to quirky discoveries.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebellions
Noun
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The Onondagas support plans announced by the mayor of Syracuse in 2020 to remove the statue of Columbus, an Italian explorer who helped the Spanish establish a colonial foothold in the Caribbean and later suppressed revolts by Indigenous people.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Peasant revolts have been a thing right alongside revolutionary history the entire time.—
Nikki McCann Ramirez,
Rolling Stone,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Midterm elections will see congressional battlegrounds in states where fast-rising electric bills or data center hotspots — or both — are fomenting community uprisings.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Altogether more than 1,000 Israelis were killed in those uprisings, along with many times that number of Palestinians.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
8 Nov. 2025
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Wars and insurrections have afflicted other parts of the Middle East, but Baghdad—a city whose name was once synonymous with suicide bombings and sectarian murder—has been spared.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
28 Oct. 2025
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The president can also legally invoke the military under the Insurrection Act, which allows troops to be deployed in order to curb insurrections.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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This includes leader assassination attempts by political opponents or lone wolves or mutinies by disgruntled soldiers who might even march on the presidential palace to demand higher pay, promotions or other policy concessions.—
John Joseph Chin,
The Conversation,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Rebellions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebellions. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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