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 United States could be on its 49th president by then, and Venezuela would need to remake its government as a democracy and resist potential uprisings.
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David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
The techniques of repression have become so refined that, as in Iran thus far, popular uprisings have been suppressed by efficient riot control and selective arrests and murders.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2026
In the early 2010s, spontaneous uprisings rocked the heavily autocratic Middle East and North Africa.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
The anti-government group, which is based in Los Angeles, where the mass uprisings against Immigration and Customs Enforcement erupted earlier this year, also allegedly planned to target ICE agents and vehicles.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 15 Dec. 2025
Midterm elections will see congressional battlegrounds in states where fast-rising electric bills or data center hotspots — or both — are fomenting community uprisings.
—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
David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
The techniques of repression have become so refined that, as in Iran thus far, popular uprisings have been suppressed by efficient riot control and selective arrests and murders.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2026
In the early 2010s, spontaneous uprisings rocked the heavily autocratic Middle East and North Africa.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
The anti-government group, which is based in Los Angeles, where the mass uprisings against Immigration and Customs Enforcement erupted earlier this year, also allegedly planned to target ICE agents and vehicles.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 15 Dec. 2025
Midterm elections will see congressional battlegrounds in states where fast-rising electric bills or data center hotspots — or both — are fomenting community uprisings.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uprisings
Noun
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The result was that, where earlier fiscal crises had been met by waves of municipal-level revolts against mainstream economic policies, New York witnessed no such revolts in the 1970s.—
Daniel Wortel-London,
Washington Post,
5 Jan. 2026
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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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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 8 Jan. 2026.
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