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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
The drones would vastly exceed the 3,800 Argo robot sensors circulating in oceans worldwide, and drone experts say a revolution in battery technology would be needed.
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Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
Hollywood has always balanced commerce and art, but in my observation, the streaming revolution has tilted the scales decisively toward business efficiency at the expense of creative development.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
By October, Ireland’s revolution had been brutally suppressed.
—Joseph Patrick Kelly, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
On the eve of revolution On April 19, 1775, the battles of Lexington and Concord ignited the Revolutionary War.
—Virginia Brown, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2025
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Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
Hollywood has always balanced commerce and art, but in my observation, the streaming revolution has tilted the scales decisively toward business efficiency at the expense of creative development.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
By October, Ireland’s revolution had been brutally suppressed.
—Joseph Patrick Kelly, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
On the eve of revolution On April 19, 1775, the battles of Lexington and Concord ignited the Revolutionary War.
—Virginia Brown, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolution
Noun
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As these large-cap altcoins appreciate, further capital rotation occurs into mid-cap and smaller-cap altcoins.—
Cloris Chen,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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The Royals replaced Singer in the rotation with left-hander Kris Bubic.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
28 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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Summer jobs: Chicago Blackhawks’ offseason plans, from Connor Bedard’s speed to Kevin Korchinski’s blade curve Chicago Blackhawks players’ offseason plans include film work, yoga, house hunting and the World Championship.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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His projections were rudimentary by today’s standards, but at the time were ahead of the curve.—
David Hill,
Rolling Stone,
24 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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Bluey is being given a German spin with a dose of star power.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
27 May 2025
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Urban sky-gazers take a contemporary spin on this Neolithic astronomy concept by pinpointing days when the sun seems to rise or set between a canyon of skyscrapers.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Outside Online,
27 May 2025
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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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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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“Revolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolution. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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