Thesaurus results for UPHEAVALS

upheavals

noun

plural of upheaval

as in revolutions

a violent disturbance (as of the political or social order) the government can no longer control the social upheaval brought about by the collapse of the country's economy

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Recent Examples of upheavals The vaccination campaign for measles was disrupted during Bangladesh's recent political upheavals. —

ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026 Sitting around a wood stove and drinking cups of coffee and tea, the residents reflected on the upheavals that had become a regular feature of their lives. —

Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026 Right now, marketers are still trying to get a read on how economic conditions may shake out, and there won’t be much clarity in the ad market until budgets are registered—a process that itself will be complicated by the ongoing geopolitical upheavals. —

Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Apr. 2026 Over the course of the twentieth century, with its endless economic and political upheavals, the numbers of both people and reindeer in the camp have dwindled. —

Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026 Epic survived upheavals in 1990’s with the move from 2D to 3D with Unreal 1; in the 2000’s building console games with Gears of War; and in 2012 moving to online gaming with Paragon and Fortnite. —

Dade Hayes, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026 The fundamental sources of our troubles, going back half a century, are economic inequality, political paralysis, corruption, mass immigration, and cultural and technological upheavals. —

George Packer, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026 The still untitled show will delve into their lives and explore how shifting political, social, and artistic upheavals shaped their relationship and oeuvre. —

Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 12 Mar. 2026 At a planning board meeting in January, an opponent of One Boca cited the upheavals of the last century and asked how anyone could approve a long-term plan given the uncertainty the next hundred years may bring. —

Jason Haber, Sun Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026

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Noun

Architectural revolutions in health care are rare, and institutions do not easily relinquish their position at the center of the record.

— Celina Yong, STAT, 16 Apr. 2026
Some commemorate revolutions, like Mexico City’s Monumento a la Revolución, and others, like Lisbon’s Rua Augusta Arch, symbolize the strength of a people.

— Marco Hernandez, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2026