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 As in Pachinko, Lee captures the consequences that systemic historical upheavals visit upon private life. — Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026 But external leadership quickly devolves if our inner landscapes are left scattered to the wind during massive, often uninvited personal upheavals. — Patrick Murphy, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 The causes were many, but the upheavals of the post-9/11 world supplied powerful fuel. — Ayman M. Mohyeldin, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026 The landscape stayed quiet for a while, until a series of upheavals in the American League West. — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 The scandal in question erupted in the eighteen-thirties in the Prussian college town of Königsberg—today, after wars and upheavals, the isolated Russian city of Kaliningrad. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 Like many in his generation Zhu’s early career was upended by the political upheavals of the Mao Zedong era. — Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026 From technological upheavals to an increasingly frenetic global trend cycle, industry leaders are constantly tasked with predicting what comes next — which is no small feat in 2026. — Sophie Lou Wilson, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026 Evans’ historic eight terms as the first Black chief judge saw the county through reforms, changes and upheavals, including the elimination of cash bail and the COVID-19 pandemic. — Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

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Noun

These job changes seem frightening because past tech revolutions have shut people out.

— Pat Gelsinger, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
One of the most challenging blind spots in modern leadership is learning how to guide our own internal systems through whirlwind revolutions, life transitions and change.

— Patrick Murphy, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of revolutions

Noun

David Ryder | Reuters The typical homeowners insurance policy excludes or limits coverage for damage from certain disasters, such as earthquakes, landslides and floods, according to insurance experts.

— Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
By 1926, Caltech was running the Seismo Lab with the Carnegie Institution, where seismologists like Beno Gutenberg and Charles Richter would deepen our understanding of earthquakes.

— Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of earthquakes

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Of these three films, The Uprising is admittedly the least heist-explicit; Paul Greengrass’s shaky cam mostly follows marching mobs lambasting the king and furious revolts against soldiers and tax collectors.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
Not since voters passed Proposition 13, an iconic property tax limit, in 1978 and touched off tax revolts in other states has a California measure potentially affected America’s taxation policies so broadly.

— Dan Walters, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of revolts

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There were, of course, more people protesting than in 1848, the first modern wave of uprisings, known as the Springtime of the Peoples.

— Rachel Nolan, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026
As organizers from Ferguson, Baltimore and New York shared lessons from uprisings elsewhere, Marsicano learned how bail worked, how to raise money, how criminal cases moved through court and which Charlotte lawyers might represent protesters.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of uprisings

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The atmosphere will support a few stronger storms capable of gusty winds, small hail, frequent lightning and brief heavy rainfall, but widespread severe weather is not expected.

— Michael Autovino, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
There were also notably fewer cancellations than during other major storms.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of storms

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About two couples, connected and dependent on one another, raising their kids alongside each other, facing the same turmoils, the same existential questions.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Mayer and Strong offer a broad pop-history lesson, in which the same tensions and turmoils churn on and on in their terrible cycle throughout the decades; the only thing that’s changed are the aesthetics.

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019

Definition of turmoils

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Signs of infection include high fever, headache, neck stiffness, disorientation, coma, convulsions, muscle weakness, vision loss and paralysis.

— Esther Launstein, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Aug. 2026
But in some cases, West Nile can reach the brain and cause extreme headaches, meningitis, tremors, convulsions and paralysis.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2026

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