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
The riot in Milwaukee, one of scores of uprisings around the United States during the summer of 1967, triggered a citywide lockdown, brought the National Guard — and laid bare the city's racial divide.
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Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Dalai Lama has been the key figure quelling violence when grassroots dissatisfaction has escalated into episodic uprisings in Tibet.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
The violence was never indiscriminate, and less than 20 people are believed to have died during the uprisings.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
In the 1990s Americans dealt with major populist uprisings based on themes that might still sound familiar today.
—Norbert Michel, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Between the sextiles, student protests in Paris escalated into full-on uprisings.
—Colin Bedell, Them., 20 Aug. 2025
Those uprisings subsided in the early seventies, yet the fires kept going.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Dalai Lama has been the key figure quelling violence when grassroots dissatisfaction has escalated into episodic uprisings in Tibet.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
The violence was never indiscriminate, and less than 20 people are believed to have died during the uprisings.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
In the 1990s Americans dealt with major populist uprisings based on themes that might still sound familiar today.
—Norbert Michel, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Between the sextiles, student protests in Paris escalated into full-on uprisings.
—Colin Bedell, Them., 20 Aug. 2025
Those uprisings subsided in the early seventies, yet the fires kept going.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uprisings
Noun
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Because of the revolts, Compton says, drumming and African spiritual practices were eventually criminalized in the colonies.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
23 Aug. 2025
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The Russian Empire would also crush revolts organized by the Crimean Tatars, which saw Russia gain control over the peninsula.—
Mark Temnycky,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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She’s been shaped by migrations, conquests, philosophies, and rebellions.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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And rebellions, by nature, come in all forms.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 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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“Uprisings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uprisings. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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