as in insurrection
open fighting against authority (as one's own government)
soon the revolt had spread to every corner of the country
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as in to disgust
to cause to feel disgust
the jury appeared to be revolted by the grisly details of the murder
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as in to rebel
to rise up against established authority
the students practically revolted when the school cancelled the championship football game
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Recent Examples of revolt
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
21 June 2026
This once-quiet town transformed overnight into a battleground in October 1859, when abolitionist John Brown and a small band of supporters led a now-infamous raid on the town’s federal armory, with plans to arm the populace and start a widespread revolt.
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Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2026
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
Congress, having discovered some spine, should revolt at this blatant self-dealing as well.
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Austin Elias-De Jesus,
New Yorker,
3 June 2026
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Noun
Lisa handles the emotional stakes with masterful precision, weaving the politics of purity culture, religious control, and the mother-daughter bond into a climax that is a revolt and a reconciliation.
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Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
21 June 2026
This once-quiet town transformed overnight into a battleground in October 1859, when abolitionist John Brown and a small band of supporters led a now-infamous raid on the town’s federal armory, with plans to arm the populace and start a widespread revolt.
—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2026
Verb
The players revolted, boycotting training over Anelka’s treatment.
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Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
Congress, having discovered some spine, should revolt at this blatant self-dealing as well.
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Austin Elias-De Jesus,
New Yorker,
3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolt
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Egyptian army chief General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi led the insurrection after weeks of widespread national protests.
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Penn, known for his strong political convictions, previously attended a public hearing of the House select committee investigating the deadly 2021 insurrection.
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Kim The call left Kim Grindell disgusted, furious and wracked with guilt.
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Many of the crew members are disgusted by Vito's homosexuality, but Phil seems to take special exception to this revelation, going out of his way to demand Tony take him out and becoming violently angered even at the mere mention of Vito's name.
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That suggested fans were rebelling against high prices for tickets, or transportation.
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Male guardians of this ideological camp circulated defamatory letters from prison, denouncing me for unveiling and rebelling against mandatory veiling.
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There’s a sketch centered on one of David’s characters not being invited to the Boston Tea Party, as if the rebellious uprising was just another dinner party.
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More recent scholarship has emphasized the complexity of the uprising.
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Plenty of people bought it, plenty were repulsed by it.
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Spearmint and peppermint plants are particularly effective insect repellents, but many other plants in the mint family can also be used to repulse flies, including pennyroyal and lemon balm.
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The seeds of mutiny are detectable.
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Within six months, Richards’ side of the group staged a mutiny, locked Diekmann in his apartment, and forced him to relinquish control.
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These pathogens can sicken swimmers with diseases of the skin, eyes, ears, and respiratory tract.
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But screwworms sicken all kinds of warm-blooded mammals, including, less commonly, humans.
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The Battle of the Alamo was one of the most monumental conflicts of the Texas Revolution, a rebellion that ended in Texas becoming independent from Mexico and establishing itself as a republic for nearly a decade before US statehood.
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In the press release for the album, you were quoted using the word rebellion when talking about rock and roll.
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“Revolt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolt. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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