risings

noun

plural of rising
1
as in rebellions
open fighting against authority (as one's own government) a great rising of the people was all it took to bring down a regime that imagined that it would endure for a thousand years

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2
as in ascents
the act or an instance of rising or climbing up the rising of the sun

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for risings
  1. rebellions
  2. ascents
  3. revolts
  4. climbs
  5. insurrections
  6. ascensions
  7. uprisings
  8. mutinies
Noun
  • 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
  • That came after several tax rebellions broke out in the last decades of the 18th century.
    — Lindsay Schakenbach Regele, The Conversation, 13 July 2026
Definition of rebellions
Noun
  • The last stage in the Pyrenees took riders through two iconic ascents, the Col d’Aspin and the Tourmalet.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
  • Those ascents have largely been unauthorized, but actor and musician Jared Leto was allowed to climb up to the base of the antenna from the 86th floor in 2023 to promote a tour.
    — Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of ascents
Noun
  • Starmer also has angered supporters with attempts to cut welfare spending, some of which were reversed after Labour revolts.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 9 May 2026
  • Then came revolts and revolutions in Ireland, the Swiss cantons, the Rhineland, the Netherlands, the Italian states, and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Definition of revolts
Noun
  • Expect rocky ridges and steep climbs, with mountain refuges along the route for meals and overnight stays.
    — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
  • Stocks broadly also felt pressure from continuing climbs for oil prices, which raise costs for most businesses and erode their profits.
    — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of climbs
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
  • Monterey, California Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Experience the magic of the world’s largest air-balloon festival when more than 500 balloons, from sunrise ascensions to glowing night balloons, lift off from Balloon Fiesta Park in October.
    — Crystal Tate, USA Today, 19 June 2026
  • The fiesta features morning mass ascensions, afterglow balloons and lively entertainment.
    — Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Definition of ascensions
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of uprisings
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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