revolt (against)

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Verb
  • After being passed over twice in the draft before the Lightning selected him 108th overall, Rautiainen won Liiga’s Golden Helmet award, going to the league’s MVP and voted on by his peers.
    Eduardo Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2026
  • Six months later, they're passed over.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • Flip the script Max Kettner, Chief Multi-Asset Strategist at HSBC, said investors need to tune out the geopolitical noise, and instead focus on earnings fundamentals.
    Michael Considine, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Over his nearly seven-decade career on stage and screen, McKellen says he’s learned to tune out the noise of others’ opinions.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Ricketts faces four primary challengers of his own, but he's mostly ignored those rivals to put more attention towards Osborn in what could be a competitive race.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 12 May 2026
  • Common laundry habits — ignoring dryer vent buildup, leaving wet clothes in the washer, using hot water on everything and skipping the washing machine gasket — can damage appliances, ruin fabrics and even create a fire risk.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
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“Revolt (against).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolt%20%28against%29. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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