as in rebellions
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 disgusts
to cause to feel disgust
the jury appeared to be revolted by the grisly details of the murder
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as in rebels
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 revolts
Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
Peasant revolts have been a thing right alongside revolutionary history the entire time.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
One can scarcely draw solace from the trajectories of those recent revolts.
—Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Soliman worked as a freelance journalist covering pro-democracy revolts in Egypt and neighboring Libya.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
The Russian Empire would also crush revolts organized by the Crimean Tatars, which saw Russia gain control over the peninsula.
—Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
So far, the release sparked one of the most intense user revolts in ChatGPT's history, forcing CEO Sam Altman to make an unusual public apology and reverse key decisions.
—ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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
Peasant revolts have been a thing right alongside revolutionary history the entire time.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
One can scarcely draw solace from the trajectories of those recent revolts.
—Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Soliman worked as a freelance journalist covering pro-democracy revolts in Egypt and neighboring Libya.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
The Russian Empire would also crush revolts organized by the Crimean Tatars, which saw Russia gain control over the peninsula.
—Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
So far, the release sparked one of the most intense user revolts in ChatGPT's history, forcing CEO Sam Altman to make an unusual public apology and reverse key decisions.
—ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolts
Noun
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Pervasive disregard for the orders to integrate facilities fueled violent race rebellions across the country in the summer of 1943.—
Time,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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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
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As the professor navigates retirement, the baby grows into a rambunctious child who rebels against the traditions of her fishing community.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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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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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Listeria sickens about 1,250 Americans every year and causes approximately 172 deaths.—
News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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“Revolts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolts. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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