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 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.
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Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Advertisement The power of social media to foment popular protest is no stranger to Asia, where the internet has been a key driver of popular uprisings that toppled governments in Sri Lanka in 2022 and Bangladesh in 2024, and continue to roil Indonesia today.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Advertisement The power of social media to foment popular protest is no stranger to Asia, where the internet has been a key driver of popular uprisings that toppled governments in Sri Lanka in 2022 and Bangladesh in 2024, and continue to roil Indonesia today.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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Soliman worked as a freelance journalist covering pro-democracy revolts in Egypt and neighboring Libya.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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One accommodation, the Rebel Suite, takes its design cues from the sea rebellions of Islay, full of nautical references, striking patterns, and bold green and blue hues.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Rebel Suite is inspired by the great sea rebellions of Islay, and the Founders Suite is a tribute to the original Lords of the Isles, celebrating Ardbeg’s Celtic roots, with hidden panels leading to quirky discoveries.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
AFAR Media,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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 17 Sep. 2025.
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