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as in revolt
open fighting against authority (as one's own government)
the revolution by which the American colonies gained their independence from Great Britain necessitated going up against the world's most powerful army
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Recent Examples of revolution
Various social groups may push for change, and at times hegemons may make apparent concessions to these groups; these concessions are reforms implemented as an appeasement to prevent unrest or revolution.
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
For Klarna, which turns 20 this year, the offering is a milestone and the next step in the payment revolution that so far has helped the company ramp up to 111 million active customers shopping 790,000 merchants and facilitating $112 billion in retail sales annually.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Kurzweil’s singularity parallels ideas from Italian and Russian futurists amid the electrical and mechanical revolutions that took place at the turn of the 20th century.
—Sonja Fritzsche, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
Hopes of a rail revolution that three years ago was poised to transform connectivity between major cities seem to have faltered.
—Ben Jones, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
For Klarna, which turns 20 this year, the offering is a milestone and the next step in the payment revolution that so far has helped the company ramp up to 111 million active customers shopping 790,000 merchants and facilitating $112 billion in retail sales annually.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Kurzweil’s singularity parallels ideas from Italian and Russian futurists amid the electrical and mechanical revolutions that took place at the turn of the 20th century.
—Sonja Fritzsche, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
Hopes of a rail revolution that three years ago was poised to transform connectivity between major cities seem to have faltered.
—Ben Jones, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolution
Noun
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The Dodgers won last year with a rotation that was thoroughly depleted.—
Chad Jennings,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Several injured players are making their returns to the roster, Mookie Betts is looking like his old self again and the starting rotation has been healthy and effective.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Cracker Barrel was in the early stages of a major turnaround plan before its new logo and restaurant remodels ran into a right-wing revolt.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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The British eventually adopted harsh measures to end the revolt.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The second reason is that these aura battler designs were very complex and full of curves as well as weird angles.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Great for side sleepers, this cervical pillow has a shape that is inspired by the natural curve of the neck and spine for optimal support.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Sep. 2025
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In Budapest, after the uprising against the Communist regime, Andor — raised by his mother with idealized tales of his dead father — has his world turned upside down when a brutish man appears, claiming to be his true father.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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While Fonseca frames the uprising as a type of emergent phenomenon in his post and a YouTube video, examination of the source code by AI researcher Simon Willison shows that Fonseca specifically instructed the villagers to behave this way and even escalate the unrest over time.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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The material enhances performance The team elucidated the material’s mechanism through a series of experimental analyses, including solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (ssNMR) spectroscopy, electron spin resonance (EPR) spectroscopy, and theoretical calculations.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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From Gabriela, expect her signature focaccia and other breads and a spin on Tiramisu, an Italian dessert, plus other desserts.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Five people died and 140 police officers were injured before the insurrection was quelled.—
Chris Boyette,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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At a time when contentious words dominate our conversations—think insurrection and fascism and fake news and woke—the need for dictionaries to chronicle and explain language, and serve as its watchdog, has never been greater.—
Stefan Fatsis,
The Atlantic,
13 Sep. 2025
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Kirk's assassination is the most high-profile example yet of what extremism researchers at the NCRI see as an increasingly dangerous normalization of political violence—often masked as satire, rebellion, or dark humor online.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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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
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Vance is fresh off a stay in the English countryside, where the staff of popular pub The Bull in Charlbury allegedly threatened a mutiny if they were forced to serve the staunch conservative.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
15 Aug. 2025
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So no red eyes, no space mutinies — just words, structured to be helpful.—
Chris Reed,
Oc Register,
30 July 2025
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“Revolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolution. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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