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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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
Your books like focus on feminist revolutions in different key aspects of culture.
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
But also, our lives have sped up, and cycles of culture have sped up in their revolutions.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
The new initiative aims to write the next chapter for the site, positioning it at the forefront of the digital and clean energy revolutions.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Other nations, forced to stand on their own, may finally unleash their own revolutions.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Those revolutions helped pave the way for the unlikely rise of comedian Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
—Nick Spicer, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
But revolutions are marathons, not sprints.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
The eighteenth century’s two revolutions—the revolution of reason and the revolution of technology—were supposed to guide us toward a universal paradise.
—Paul Kingsnorth, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
But history shows that technological revolutions tend to transform roles rather than simply eliminate them.
—Thanh Pham, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
But also, our lives have sped up, and cycles of culture have sped up in their revolutions.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
The new initiative aims to write the next chapter for the site, positioning it at the forefront of the digital and clean energy revolutions.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Other nations, forced to stand on their own, may finally unleash their own revolutions.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Those revolutions helped pave the way for the unlikely rise of comedian Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
—Nick Spicer, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
But revolutions are marathons, not sprints.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
The eighteenth century’s two revolutions—the revolution of reason and the revolution of technology—were supposed to guide us toward a universal paradise.
—Paul Kingsnorth, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
But history shows that technological revolutions tend to transform roles rather than simply eliminate them.
—Thanh Pham, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolutions
Noun
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If Schlittler continues to perform at a high level, New York may have one of the best starting rotations remaining in the playoffs.—
Shaun McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Fellow senior Ariana Van Handel also gets some rotations in the middle.—
Tim Meehan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The uprisings moved through the region as the Arab Spring ignited, and tens of millions of frustrated residents went online to coordinate.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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More multicasts of our sonic uprisings to compete with America's myopic narrowcasting.—
Rodney Carmichael,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Make sure the tires reconnect with the road - During the skid, wait until the tires reconnect with the road and then gently straighten the wheels to regain control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Oct. 2025
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Make sure the tires reconnect with the road - During the skid, wait until the tires reconnect with the road and then gently straighten the wheels to regain control.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Peasant revolts have been a thing right alongside revolutionary history the entire time.—
Nikki McCann Ramirez,
Rolling Stone,
22 Sep. 2025
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One can scarcely draw solace from the trajectories of those recent revolts.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Antiferromagnetism involves electrons with opposing spins that cancel each other out.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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Some restaurants only sell pho ga, a lighter riff using chicken, while others incorporate barbecue and other modern innovations to create distinctly Houstonian spins on the dish.—
Bao Ong,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Wars that lasted a hundred years, wars between Lutherans and Catholics and between Christians and Muslims, the siege of Constantinople, Mitteleuropa’s peasant rebellions, the lowland’s revolt against Spain, England’s conquest of Ireland.—
Greg Grandin
September 23,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
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Police would kill many more people in the rebellions that occasionally broke out afterwards, in Miami and Los Angeles and elsewhere.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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“Revolutions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolutions. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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