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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
The anti-ICE mobilization that unfolded around the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis last week mirrored the methods used to overthrow governments and spark bloody revolutions around the globe, according to a Fox News Digital analysis.
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Asra Q. Nomani , Alba Cuebas-Fantauzzi, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Gramophone records spun at 78 revolutions per minute.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
Productivity revolutions reward system designers, not technology implementers.
—John Sviokla, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
To serve this seemingly insatiable market, Karman has developed a rotating compressor that spins at 30,000 revolutions per minute — nearly 10 times faster than traditional compressors — to move heat.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
The mission will begin with two revolutions around Earth, before starting the translunar injection — the maneuver that will take the spacecraft out of Earth orbit and on toward the moon — about 26 hours into the flight, Horn said.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 17 Jan. 2026
Violent revolutions are coercive contests; they are won by those who can organize force, not mobilize hashtags.
—Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2026
Yet as neat and tidy as this sounds, such revolutions — especially those supported by outside interference — rarely proceed tidily.
—Robert Muggah, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
People keep either misunderstanding or forgetting that there are not one but two revolutions going on here, the second being accelerated computing.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Jan. 2026
Asra Q. Nomani , Alba Cuebas-Fantauzzi, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Gramophone records spun at 78 revolutions per minute.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
Productivity revolutions reward system designers, not technology implementers.
—John Sviokla, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
To serve this seemingly insatiable market, Karman has developed a rotating compressor that spins at 30,000 revolutions per minute — nearly 10 times faster than traditional compressors — to move heat.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
The mission will begin with two revolutions around Earth, before starting the translunar injection — the maneuver that will take the spacecraft out of Earth orbit and on toward the moon — about 26 hours into the flight, Horn said.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 17 Jan. 2026
Violent revolutions are coercive contests; they are won by those who can organize force, not mobilize hashtags.
—Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2026
Yet as neat and tidy as this sounds, such revolutions — especially those supported by outside interference — rarely proceed tidily.
—Robert Muggah, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
People keep either misunderstanding or forgetting that there are not one but two revolutions going on here, the second being accelerated computing.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolutions
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Neither are consistent fixtures in Mike Brown’s rotations leading into the All-Star break, which makes both expendable ahead of the Thursday deadline, especially Yabusele given the Knicks used their valuable mid-level exception to sign him.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2026
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So could teams like the San Francisco Giants or Athletics, who have clear holes in their rotations.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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The Arab Spring uprisings reached Syria in 2011 and blazed up into civil war.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2026
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Urban uprisings and rebellions by Blacks stretched from coast to coast.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
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Clean lines, an intriguing silhouette, and bold wheels give it real presence (right down to taillights that nod to the Nissan Z).—
Cyril Soliman,
The Drive,
5 Feb. 2026
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Yet after gesturing toward a promising thriller setup, the film soon begins to spin its wheels — doing little to complicate or tighten the melodrama, while only superficially probing its two principal characters as their romance is inevitably reignited.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2026
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The ticker might jump on news of a political abduction, distant revolts, or threats over Arctic resources, but the underlying story remains the same.—
Tim Treadgold,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The society’s equilibrium has been profoundly disrupted and can easily tip into escalating popular revolts and open elite resistance, producing a revolution.—
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2026
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Detecting the same alignment in the spins of lambda–antilambda pairs strongly suggests that the strange quarks inside them originated as a single entangled pair in the vacuum.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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The most spins completed in competition are 6 1/2.—
Joseph Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Urban uprisings and rebellions by Blacks stretched from coast to coast.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
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Here are some notable uses of the Insurrection Act, usually to quell rebellions or in cases where local or state authorities were unable or unwilling to maintain order or uphold the Constitution.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
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Unlike coups or insurrections, which are swift and explicit, modern democratic backsliding is often incremental.—
Helena Carpio,
Time,
16 Jan. 2026
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The 1807 measure allows the president to deploy members of the military or federalize state National Guard members to contain insurrections.—
Sarah Davis,
The Hill,
15 Jan. 2026
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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
Cite this Entry
“Revolutions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolutions. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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