as in revolts
open fighting against authority (as one's own government)
the uprising was quickly and brutally suppressed
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Recent Examples of uprisings
Midterm elections will see congressional battlegrounds in states where fast-rising electric bills or data center hotspots — or both — are fomenting community uprisings.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
Altogether more than 1,000 Israelis were killed in those uprisings, along with many times that number of Palestinians.
—Scott Simon, NPR, 8 Nov. 2025
Fury will focus on the Sturlung Era, a period defined by family betrayal, shifting alliances and violent uprisings.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
The East African country has been mired in civil strife ever since the central government collapsed in 1991 following a series of uprisings against the then-military dictatorship.
—Omar S Mahmood, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
While at the Lumiere Festival in Lyon where he’s being honored with a career tribute, Michael Mann reflected on his time in Paris documenting the student uprisings of 1968 for NBC.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
The uprisings moved through the region as the Arab Spring ignited, and tens of millions of frustrated residents went online to coordinate.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
This summer alone has seen youth uprisings in Nepal, Angola, and Indonesia, to say nothing of ongoing youth mobilization worldwide for a free Palestine.
—Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025
The persecution worsened more than a decade ago during uprisings that remade the Middle East by toppling dictators — including Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak — but in some places spiraled into civil war.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
Altogether more than 1,000 Israelis were killed in those uprisings, along with many times that number of Palestinians.
—Scott Simon, NPR, 8 Nov. 2025
Fury will focus on the Sturlung Era, a period defined by family betrayal, shifting alliances and violent uprisings.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
The East African country has been mired in civil strife ever since the central government collapsed in 1991 following a series of uprisings against the then-military dictatorship.
—Omar S Mahmood, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
While at the Lumiere Festival in Lyon where he’s being honored with a career tribute, Michael Mann reflected on his time in Paris documenting the student uprisings of 1968 for NBC.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
The uprisings moved through the region as the Arab Spring ignited, and tens of millions of frustrated residents went online to coordinate.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
This summer alone has seen youth uprisings in Nepal, Angola, and Indonesia, to say nothing of ongoing youth mobilization worldwide for a free Palestine.
—Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025
The persecution worsened more than a decade ago during uprisings that remade the Middle East by toppling dictators — including Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak — but in some places spiraled into civil war.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uprisings
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The Onondagas support plans announced by the mayor of Syracuse in 2020 to remove the statue of Columbus, an Italian explorer who helped the Spanish establish a colonial foothold in the Caribbean and later suppressed revolts by Indigenous people.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Peasant revolts have been a thing right alongside revolutionary history the entire time.—
Nikki McCann Ramirez,
Rolling Stone,
22 Sep. 2025
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Pervasive disregard for the orders to integrate facilities fueled violent race rebellions across the country in the summer of 1943.—
Time,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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The display is typically only removed in cases of high treason or rebellions against the Crown, according to The Sun.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Wars and insurrections have afflicted other parts of the Middle East, but Baghdad—a city whose name was once synonymous with suicide bombings and sectarian murder—has been spared.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
28 Oct. 2025
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The president can also legally invoke the military under the Insurrection Act, which allows troops to be deployed in order to curb insurrections.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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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
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“Uprisings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uprisings. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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