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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolted (against)
passed over
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The Blue Jackets promoted Pascal Vincent to replace Babcock, even though Vincent had been passed over in each of their previous two coach searches.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
11 June 2026 -
He was named by Sporting News as the best college basketball player of the decade and passed over in the draft by 28 of 30 NBA teams.—
Sam Evan Sussman,
Vogue,
10 June 2026
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“Revolted (against).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolted%20%28against%29. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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