uprising
noun
up·ris·ing
ˈəp-ˌrī-ziŋ 
: an act or instance of rising up
especially
: a usually localized act of popular violence in defiance usually of an established government
Examples of uprising in a Sentence
The government quickly put down the uprising.
the uprising was quickly and brutally suppressed
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Intifada is an Arabic word for uprising, and in a Palestinian context usually refers to two periods of violence between Israeli authorities and Palestinian militant groups and demonstrators.
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James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
The interim government has banned the Awami League party and amended relevant laws to allow the trial of the former ruling party for its role during the uprising.
—CNN Money, 10 July 2025
Even in stretches of football uprising in East Lansing — such as Mark Dantonio winning three Big Ten titles and beating Michigan seven times in eight meetings at one point — financial reality has loomed.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Han, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature last year, has written about the Jeju uprising before in the brutal and lucid 2014 novel Human Acts.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 8 July 2025
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James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
The interim government has banned the Awami League party and amended relevant laws to allow the trial of the former ruling party for its role during the uprising.
—CNN Money, 10 July 2025
Even in stretches of football uprising in East Lansing — such as Mark Dantonio winning three Big Ten titles and beating Michigan seven times in eight meetings at one point — financial reality has loomed.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Han, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature last year, has written about the Jeju uprising before in the brutal and lucid 2014 novel Human Acts.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 8 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for uprising
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“Uprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uprising. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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uprising
noun
up·ris·ing
ˈəp-ˌrī-ziŋ
: an act or instance of rising up
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