revolt (against)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolt (against)
Verb
  • Remarkably, the centerline of the path — where totality lasts just shy of three minutes — passes over tourist mecca Queenstown and Dunedin.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
  • Yet, despite nearing $100 billion, the company has been repeatedly passed over for S&P 500 inclusion.
    MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 21 July 2025
Verb
  • Online comments are mixed, but Barron has learned to tune out negativity.
    Jordan Greene, People.com, 24 July 2025
  • Bringing curiosity back into the classroom means creating unexpected and delightful opportunities for engagement for students that are otherwise likely to tune out to the same old model of teaching.
    Sergei Revzin, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Verb
  • Donald Trump promised to go after the worst of the worst, but his administration's heavy-handed tactics in many cases ignore people's constitutional rights and the rule of law.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
  • Having said that, beachgoers have already been ignoring signs and fencing to get to the beach, especially on weekends.
    Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 23 July 2025
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“Revolt (against).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolt%20%28against%29. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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