as in revolt
open fighting against authority (as one's own government)
the uprising was quickly and brutally suppressed
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as in rising
to leave one's bed
uprise! we have lots of work to do today!
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as in climbing
to move or extend upward
as we went from the coast into the state's interior, the land gradually began uprising and eventually we were on mountainous terrain
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Recent Examples of uprising
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
26 June 2026
The first-ever Pride parade marched through Chicago on June 27, 1970, commemorating the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall uprising.
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Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
18 Dec. 2025
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During the interview, Robinson claimed an uprising is underway in Australia and declared his admiration for Hanson, while Stefanovic complimented Robinson’s tenacity and suggested some of Hanson’s ideas were gaining traction with mainstream voters.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
26 June 2026
The first-ever Pride parade marched through Chicago on June 27, 1970, commemorating the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall uprising.
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Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Verb
But was that uprising really such a good idea?
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The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
18 Dec. 2025
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The Declaration of Independence, often perceived as a tax revolt, explicitly mentions taxes only once among its 27 grievances, dedicating just eight words to the issue.
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Soon, this kind of spirit will carry the 13 colonies to protest, revolt and win the American Revolution.
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The camp is open to rising high school juniors and seniors, and most of the attendees were from Lake and Porter counties.
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By Saturday the official death toll had climbed past 1,400, with thousands injured and tens of thousands reported missing—figures the authorities acknowledged were still rising.
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Cecelia Kale was climbing a tree in her front yard in Tigerton on June 23 when a bat latched onto her leg, according to her family.
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Cooling your feet brings down overall body temperature, so chill a pair of socks in the fridge during the day and slip them on before climbing into bed.
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Egyptian army chief General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi led the insurrection after weeks of widespread national protests.
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Penn, known for his strong political convictions, previously attended a public hearing of the House select committee investigating the deadly 2021 insurrection.
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Beyond the huge gym windows, Maharashtra is waking to another green-gold morning of bulbul birdsong and mooching mongooses.
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Facial puffiness on waking happens because lymph flow slows overnight when the body is horizontal and still, letting fluid pool in the face.
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Maxey has also become one of the NBA’s best guards, and Edgecombe is still ascending.
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An autopsy later determined the cause of Grant’s shocking death, at just 49 years old, to be a ruptured ascending aortic aneurysm.
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The Battle of the Alamo was one of the most monumental conflicts of the Texas Revolution, a rebellion that ended in Texas becoming independent from Mexico and establishing itself as a republic for nearly a decade before US statehood.
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In the press release for the album, you were quoted using the word rebellion when talking about rock and roll.
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Statusphere is leaning into the momentum, rolling out tools that let brands activate Pinterest creators at scale and repurpose high-performing TikTok and Instagram posts for Pinterest’s 619 million monthly users.
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While YouTube’s growth on TV sets keeps accelerating, most other streamers are flat, down, or up only slightly, with YouTube also rolling out new features meant to grow that share further.
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“Uprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uprising. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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