as in revolt
open fighting against authority (as one's own government)
the famous insurrection of the slaves in ancient Rome under Spartacus
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Recent Examples of insurrection
Those dismissed include two attorneys who worked as supervisors overseeing the Jan. 6 prosecutions in the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington as well as a line attorney who prosecuted cases stemming from the Capitol riot and insurrection, the people said.
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Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
Once the security forces started killing and torturing enough protesters, the demonstrations, which did spiral into insurrections in 2017 and 2019, petered out.
—Eric Edelman, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2025
Members of the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys were convicted for their roles in the January 6 insurrection.
—Eric K. Ward, Time, 19 June 2025
President Donald Trump had the power to call them out in the event of an insurrection.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 11 June 2025
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Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
Once the security forces started killing and torturing enough protesters, the demonstrations, which did spiral into insurrections in 2017 and 2019, petered out.
—Eric Edelman, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2025
Members of the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys were convicted for their roles in the January 6 insurrection.
—Eric K. Ward, Time, 19 June 2025
President Donald Trump had the power to call them out in the event of an insurrection.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insurrection
Noun
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Wells’s revolt against White led to the making of one of New York’s greatest houses.—
Henry Wiencek
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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Trump faces a revolt from his MAGA base as the Jeffrey Epstein files dominated a conservative conference in Tampa this weekend.—
Jana Kasperkevic,
NBC news,
14 July 2025
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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.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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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,
CNN Money,
10 July 2025
Noun
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The voyage is exhausting beyond expectations, with hunger and mutiny pushing the crew to their limits.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
9 May 2025
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Along the way, the exhausting voyage involved various mutinies and crew deaths, and upon reaching the islands of the Malayan Archipelago, Magellan’s mind and ambitions changed.—
Josh Slater-Williams,
IndieWire,
18 May 2025
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Jefferson’s Democratic-Republicans, by contrast, advanced a more limited vision of federal governance, including a revenue system that relied heavily on tariffs and not at all on internal taxes (like the controversial excise on whiskey that sparked the eponymous rebellion).—
Joseph Thorndike,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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To be clear, not all teens are taking part in some sort of mass rebellion by staring us down.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
17 July 2025
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“Insurrection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insurrection. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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