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
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.
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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
She’s been shaped by migrations, conquests, philosophies, and rebellions.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
And rebellions, by nature, come in all forms.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
Dozens of female students took his advice and carried their rebellions beyond the realm of art and into that of politics.
—Anne Halsey, JSTOR Daily, 6 Aug. 2025
The dispute, complete with record-setting procedural rebellions, served as confirmation that chaos is officially the norm in the razor-thin House GOP majority — and Trump himself is often necessary to break the gridlock.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 18 July 2025
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
She’s been shaped by migrations, conquests, philosophies, and rebellions.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
And rebellions, by nature, come in all forms.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
Dozens of female students took his advice and carried their rebellions beyond the realm of art and into that of politics.
—Anne Halsey, JSTOR Daily, 6 Aug. 2025
The dispute, complete with record-setting procedural rebellions, served as confirmation that chaos is officially the norm in the razor-thin House GOP majority — and Trump himself is often necessary to break the gridlock.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 18 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebellions
Noun
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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
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One can scarcely draw solace from the trajectories of those recent revolts.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This summer alone has seen youth uprisings in Nepal, Angola, and Indonesia, to say nothing of ongoing youth mobilization worldwide for a free Palestine.—
Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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The persecution worsened more than a decade ago during uprisings that remade the Middle East by toppling dictators — including Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak — but in some places spiraled into civil war.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
Cite this Entry
“Rebellions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebellions. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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