as in insurrection
open fighting against authority (as one's own government)
there always seems to be insurgency of some type in that troubled country
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Recent Examples of insurgency
More attacks continued throughout the decade as did regular firing between Indian and Pakistani forces across the Line of Control, which continued to rock Kashmir along with separatist insurgencies.
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Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 7 May 2025
The encounter in Saudi Arabia is a milestone for a man who joined al Qaeda in Iraq around the time of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion and spent years in U.S. prison there before returning to Syria to join the insurgency against Bashar al-Assad.
—Tom Perry, USA Today, 15 May 2025
For years, the insurgency led to widespread destruction of southeast Turkey.
—Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 May 2025
The decision by the PKK, or Kurdistan Workers’ Party, promises to end one of the longest insurgencies in the Middle East and could have significant impact in Turkey, Syria and Iraq.
—Suzan Fraser, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
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Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 7 May 2025
The encounter in Saudi Arabia is a milestone for a man who joined al Qaeda in Iraq around the time of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion and spent years in U.S. prison there before returning to Syria to join the insurgency against Bashar al-Assad.
—Tom Perry, USA Today, 15 May 2025
For years, the insurgency led to widespread destruction of southeast Turkey.
—Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 May 2025
The decision by the PKK, or Kurdistan Workers’ Party, promises to end one of the longest insurgencies in the Middle East and could have significant impact in Turkey, Syria and Iraq.
—Suzan Fraser, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insurgency
Noun
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What’s the political climate, social climate that has to exist in order for an insurrection to appear?—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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It was suspended across the states during the entire Civil War; in counties in South Carolina that were overrun by the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction; in specific places in the Philippines during an insurrection in 1905; and in Hawaii following the bombing of Pearl Harbor.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
9 May 2025
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For all his unfounded beliefs and suspicions, Kennedy’s revolt isn’t against research but against the power long held by scientific insiders like Fauci.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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Murderbot May 16 on Apple TV+ The question on everyone’s mind: What if the technology that takes on ou most mindless and inane tasks revolts against us?—
Lucy Ford,
Time,
19 May 2025
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Karen Young, founder of the inclusive body care brand Oui the People, similarly recalls the emotional labor of leading during collective crises like the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 racial uprisings and the recent election.—
Jasmine Browley,
Essence,
28 May 2025
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Filmmakers, inspired by the uprising, began creating without hijab, without state approval, and often in complete secrecy.—
Ali Farahmand,
IndieWire,
23 May 2025
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His relationship with Elisabeth Moss’ June was a complicated matter that involved fathering one of her children, assisting her efforts to escape from/bring down Gilead and then betraying her at a crucial point in the rebellion.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
20 May 2025
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In 1998, people all over the country commemorated the rebellion, though the sectarian divisions and the violence of the Troubles loomed large.—
Joseph Patrick Kelly,
The Conversation,
20 May 2025
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Congressional Republicans Thursday agreed to move forward with President Trump’s sprawling budget plan a day after a mutiny by right-wing lawmakers threatened to derail it.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2025
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In 1995, prosecutors wanted to question the former military dictator Chun Doo-hwan on insurrection and mutiny charges stemming from his role in a 1979 coup and a massacre of demonstrators the following year.—
Choe Sang-Hun,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Insurgency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insurgency. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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