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
Although originally built as a military post housing garrisons sent to quell the Jacobite uprisings, the beautiful town today has a happier purpose.
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Patti Nickell, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
The Arab Spring uprisings reached Syria in 2011 and blazed up into civil war.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
Urban uprisings and rebellions by Blacks stretched from coast to coast.
—Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
So, at the heart of these uprisings in 2022, and even before that, women played a central role in seeking justice and trying to push towards greater freedoms.
—Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Iran has experienced many communications blackouts in the immediate aftermath of uprisings but never anything like the current one.
—Talla Mountjoy, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Since mid-2025, gang members have staged uprisings at prisons to demand their leaders be held in less restrictive conditions.
—CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
This is the site of the Florida state historical marker commemorating Arthur Lee McDuffie, a Black insurance broker and former US Marine whose 1979 beating death at the hands of Miami police ignited one of the most consequential uprisings in the city’s history.
—Alexandra Martinez, Artforum, 15 Jan. 2026
The shooting came more than five years after the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, a mile from where Good died, an event that sparked uprisings and a global movement for racial justice in a city still struggling to heal.
—Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
Patti Nickell, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
The Arab Spring uprisings reached Syria in 2011 and blazed up into civil war.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
Urban uprisings and rebellions by Blacks stretched from coast to coast.
—Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
So, at the heart of these uprisings in 2022, and even before that, women played a central role in seeking justice and trying to push towards greater freedoms.
—Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Iran has experienced many communications blackouts in the immediate aftermath of uprisings but never anything like the current one.
—Talla Mountjoy, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Since mid-2025, gang members have staged uprisings at prisons to demand their leaders be held in less restrictive conditions.
—CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
This is the site of the Florida state historical marker commemorating Arthur Lee McDuffie, a Black insurance broker and former US Marine whose 1979 beating death at the hands of Miami police ignited one of the most consequential uprisings in the city’s history.
—Alexandra Martinez, Artforum, 15 Jan. 2026
The shooting came more than five years after the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, a mile from where Good died, an event that sparked uprisings and a global movement for racial justice in a city still struggling to heal.
—Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uprisings
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Continue reading … THINK AGAIN — New 'microgeneration' of students revolts against 'cringy' campus wokeness.—
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FOXNews.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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The royal government was also known as a dictatorship for banning political parties, suppressing revolts and political opposition, controlling the press and having its own secret police force called SAVAK.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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The legislation excludes people accused of involvement in military rebellions or coups, as well as those charged with serious crimes such as human-rights violations, intentional homicide, drug trafficking and corruption.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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Aren’t rebellions built on hope?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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Unlike coups or insurrections, which are swift and explicit, modern democratic backsliding is often incremental.—
Helena Carpio,
Time,
16 Jan. 2026
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The 1807 measure allows the president to deploy members of the military or federalize state National Guard members to contain insurrections.—
Sarah Davis,
The Hill,
15 Jan. 2026
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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 27 Feb. 2026.
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