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as in revolt
open fighting against authority (as one's own government)
the revolution by which the American colonies gained their independence from Great Britain necessitated going up against the world's most powerful army
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Recent Examples of revolution
His revolution evoked the memory of Simón Bolívar, the great liberator of South America from Spanish colonialism.
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James Trapani, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2026
Hazareesingh and Gibson emphasize the revolution’s role in articulating a radical idea of universal rights and cultivating new forms of democratic participation.
—Laurent Dubois, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Nvidia’s chips are a major driver of the AI revolution.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 6 Jan. 2026
Ultimately, the revolution is more likely to fail than succeed, but there will be no going back to the status quo.
—Ian Bremmer, Time, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolution
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Choose from four neutral colors—classic black, chocolate brown, light pink, or a creamy white—to add to your wardrobe rotation.—
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The Royals are expected to enter the 2026 seasonn with a potential starting rotation of Cole Ragans, Seth Lugo, Michael Wacha, Bubic and Cameron.—
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Critiques from the American right, which lament the film’s timely depictions of a police state, immigrant internment camps and leftist revolt, read like ChatGPT essays programmed to write in the voice of Karen.—
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The film, which is Palestine’s entry for the Best International Feature category of the Oscars, tells the story of the Arab revolt against British colonial rule in Palestine in the 1930s.—
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My visit to Sani Isla had a learning curve.—
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This means that there is a way of stretching the velocity curve in one frame to match the steeper velocity curve in a later frame.—
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There was something in the beginning at least with that kind of uprising.—
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Many of the protesters in Iran’s 2026 uprising have rallied behind former Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, who has lived in exile since 1979.—
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Mindy Kaling put a modern spin on this wardrobe staple for her latest red carpet outing.—
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Across the state, there are nearly 50 distilleries that are putting hundreds of years of tradition into practice and making bourbon with its own Virginia spin.—
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The host noted the date of the insurrection, following President Joe Biden's win over Trump in the 2020 election for president, early on.—
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In the days immediately following the insurrection, the country seemed almost unified in agreement that what had happened at the Capitol was violent and dark.—
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Many standard policies carve out exceptions for disruptions due to war, undeclared war, civil disorder, rebellion, military activity or government intervention, experts said.—
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Storytelling will never not be a form of rebellion.—
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Then who would be the Giants’ head coaching hire version of Wilson that would create a legit mutiny among its fan base?—
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But when her latest husband, discord spirit Raksh, provokes the council’s wrath, Amina must clean up his blunder, contend with Marjana’s demands for the truth…and figure out who on her crew is plotting a mutiny.—
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“Revolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolution. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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