revolutions

noun

plural of revolution
1
as in rotations
a rapid turning about on an axis or central point revved the engine to 3000 revolutions per minute

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2
as in uprisings
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 revolutions By the 1960s, both Holman and Clift were too deeply scarred to benefit from the decade’s social revolutions. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 23 July 2026 Getty Images Every new car promises to be revolutionary, but genuine revolutions are rare. — Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Even Flynn, a high school history teacher whose curriculum recounts the cyclical nature of wars and revolutions, needed to believe in that possibility of a reprieve, despite reiterating death’s inevitability in the classroom. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 15 July 2026 Since the founders put their names to the Declaration of Independence, there have been revolutions in science, technology, medicine, art and literature. — Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026 As the world obsesses over AI, pumping endless time and money into the next revolution, the obsessions and revolutions of the past are still there lingering — and some might finally be ready to flower away from the spotlight. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 10 July 2026 His unpopular reign was marked by disastrous wars, food shortages, unemployment, uprisings, and, ultimately, revolutions—two, to be precise. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026 Pedersen opened a 20-metre gap in about five revolutions of his pedals, freewheeling across the line with the joy writ large across his face. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 7 July 2026 The framers couldn’t have foreseen the technological revolutions that would follow, from global electrification to the internet and artificial intelligence. — Ashok N. Srivastava, Fortune, 3 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolutions
  1. rotations
  2. uprisings
  3. wheels
  4. revolts
  5. spins
  6. rebellions
  7. insurrections
  8. mutinies
Noun
  • Apprenticeships, stretch assignments, mentoring, job rotations and meaningful early-career opportunities all help create the expertise organizations will need in the future.
    — Sheila Callaham, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Whether Wesneski’s return will be enough to bolster one of baseball’s worst rotations is a question general manager Dana Brown must ponder across the next two weeks.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 25 July 2026
Definition of rotations
Noun
  • Set against a backdrop of turbulent transition as the Middle Ages move into modernity, the film follows the three men on their long and arduous journey, across a Europe ravaged by wars and uprisings, to Versailles.
    — Ed Meza, Variety, 28 July 2026
  • The representatives to the convention, which also included prominent figures such as George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, considered the federal government’s ability to deal with uprisings and fiscal policy to be particularly important.
    — Donovan Fifield, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
Definition of uprisings
Noun
  • That includes carbon-ceramic brakes, standard Magnetic Ride Control suspension, and even optional carbon fiber wheels, all wrapped by the widebody shape that gives the Grand Sport and Grand Sport X a more aggressive look than the base Stingray.
    — Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Automobile horns echoed here and there in the distance, and as the government railway train departed the station under the bridge, a string of small lights heralded the far-off clacking of its wheels.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of wheels
Noun
  • Donor revolts—growing widespread skepticism toward higher education.
    — Scott White, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The Chumash rebelled in 1824, the latest in a chain of Native Californian revolts against the friars.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 July 2026
Definition of revolts
Noun
  • The ranking measures the most popular R&B and hip-hop tracks in the United States by combining streaming activity, sales and spins at radio.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • In theory, this means any two spins could be moved around arbitrarily, brought into proximity, and entangled.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026
Definition of spins
Noun
  • Many employers double down on rigid return-to-office rules, surveillance and gimmicks, even as workers fight back with coffee badging, ghost bookings and other quiet rebellions.
    — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
  • The narrative centers on the early careers and shifting dynamic between legendary figures Cao Cao and Yuan Shao as political corruption, peasant rebellions, and personal ambitions push the capital of Luoyang into absolute chaos.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 July 2026
Definition of rebellions
Noun
  • There were rebellions, insurrections and an Appian Way lined with crucifixions.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
  • But the regime, besieged by insurrections across the country, abandoned Manbij.
    — Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
Definition of insurrections
Noun
  • That mobility occasionally allowed for communication and coordination during mutinies.
    — Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Definition of mutinies

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