as in insurrection
open fighting against authority (as one's own government)
the insurgence eventually succeeded in undermining the corrupt dictatorship
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Recent Examples of insurgence
In fact, the insurgence, Dr. Boeteng says, reinforced the fact that Black people are in constant survival mode and that has devastating physical ramifications (see above).
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Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 18 Jan. 2021
How did the violent Capitol insurgence retraumatize us?
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 18 Jan. 2021
In 2019, that history came alive when the artist Dread Scott led hundreds of mostly Black volunteers in period costume on a 24-mile march past plantations and petrochemical plants, ending the reenactment at a destination the original insurgence never reached: New Orleans’s Congo Square.
—Anya Groner, The Atlantic, 7 May 2021
Some users claimed in the app reviews they were contacted by the FBI answering a profile prompt about the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill insurgence, but the app dismissed the reports as trolling.
—Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 22 Nov. 2022
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Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 18 Jan. 2021
How did the violent Capitol insurgence retraumatize us?
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 18 Jan. 2021
In 2019, that history came alive when the artist Dread Scott led hundreds of mostly Black volunteers in period costume on a 24-mile march past plantations and petrochemical plants, ending the reenactment at a destination the original insurgence never reached: New Orleans’s Congo Square.
—Anya Groner, The Atlantic, 7 May 2021
Some users claimed in the app reviews they were contacted by the FBI answering a profile prompt about the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill insurgence, but the app dismissed the reports as trolling.
—Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 22 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insurgence
Noun
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More recently, in March 2024, his court issued a unanimous decision blocking state-level efforts to bar Trump from the ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause—a ruling that secured Trump’s path to renomination.—
Nik Popli,
TIME,
19 Mar. 2025
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The Department of Justice expunged the January 6th insurrection from its website, and whitehouse.gov took down an explainer page about the Constitution.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2025
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The date of the revolt, September 23rd, has become an important date for sympathizers of the pro-independence movement.—
Juan J. Arroyo,
Rolling Stone,
12 Mar. 2025
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The revolt has raised questions about what lies ahead for the country and region.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
10 Mar. 2025
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Karla Jay remembers joining the second night of street protests during the 1969 Stonewall uprising in New York City.—
Orion Rummler,
Them,
17 Mar. 2025
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Egypt’s military governments have long been deeply distrustful of Islamist movements, notably the homegrown Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, and Sisi himself came to power in a military coup against a Muslim Brotherhood president who was elected after the uprising of 2011.—
Lisa Anderson,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Mar. 2025
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That small rebellion becomes a bigger one when the course introduces her to a pack of younger friends, including 20something hunk Sean (Nico Hiraga).—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Mar. 2025
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The series, which premieres its second season April 22 on Disney+, thrusts viewers back into the heart of the galactic rebellion.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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This isn’t a flippant analogy; during the Indian mutiny of 1857, British soldiers looted the Taj Mahal, removing rare gems and lapis lazuli.—
Ralph Leonard,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2025
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Death in a hail of bullets has been used to punish mutinies and desertion in armies, as frontier justice in America’s Old West, and as a tool of terror and political repression in the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany.—
Jeffrey Collins,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Insurgence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insurgence. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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