as in shocked
filled with disgust
we were revolted when we learned about the prevalence of child labor in the Third World
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as in disgusted
to cause to feel disgust
the jury appeared to be revolted by the grisly details of the murder
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as in rebelled
to rise up against established authority
the students practically revolted when the school cancelled the championship football game
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Recent Examples of revolted
Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Dec. 2024
Women have revolted against the GOP in various elections since the Supreme Court ruling.
—L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
Not surprisingly, the core DC fans revolted, and the result is damage to the brand.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 8 Oct. 2024
Customers revolted while some employees claimed that their warnings about problems before the launch were ignored.
—Byandrew Nusca, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2024
Verb
The Left revolted with a no-confidence vote, and the Right supported it.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Dec. 2024
Women have revolted against the GOP in various elections since the Supreme Court ruling.
—L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
Not surprisingly, the core DC fans revolted, and the result is damage to the brand.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 8 Oct. 2024
Customers revolted while some employees claimed that their warnings about problems before the launch were ignored.
—Byandrew Nusca, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolted
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Steffens — who looked shocked — said while smiling widely.Toria Sheffield, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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Binoche is the more unabashedly open of the two; at times, Fiennes seems shocked and sweetly shy in response to her candor.Rachel Handler, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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If anything, Allerton seems intermittently disgusted with Lee and himself, then attracted to Lee again.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024
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Other fans were equally disgusted that Jaguars players were also ejected for the brawl that happened afterward.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
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Over decades, my attempts to conquer the Spanish language have been repulsed.Calvin Trillin, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
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The executions all took place in the space of roughly eight weeks after Iran repulsed the last incursion into its territory by the forces of the Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein at the end of the eight-year Iran-Iraq war.Kasra Naji, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2016
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Jodi Blodgett is so sick of all the extras that she's stopped flying.Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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Salmonella is bacteria that can make people sick with an illness called salmonellosis.Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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An additional 20 individuals remain hospitalized after being sickened by the same bacterial contamination.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Dozens of people have been sickened nationwide by salmonella linked to the Sunfed cucumbers since the recall was announced late last month.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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The Constitution’s framers would have been appalled at shielding incumbent presidents from criminal prosecution.Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024
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Several editors were appalled by the idea alone.Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Revolted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolted. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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