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as in rotations
a rapid turning about on an axis or central point
revved the engine to 3000 revolutions per minute
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as in uprisings
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 revolutions
This starting point was the beginning of something that has carried on through 3 more revolutions, each building on the previous and leading to fundamental changes in the production, manufacturing, and consumption of goods and, more lately, services.
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Sarwant Singh, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Mobile, social, and digital revolutions had reshaped the world, but sports were still due for an upgrade.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 17 Dec. 2024
And, as always with revolutions, the process is proving turbulent.
—Philip Buckingham, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
The two revolutions go in different directions.
—Lauren Green, Fox News, 17 Nov. 2024
Bitcoin is a story of how revolutions are won.
—Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
The book begins by contextualizing AR within the broader history of technological revolutions, from the dawn of the personal computer to the mobile era, and now to spatial computing.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Historically, technological revolutions have often favored the rich, but Amodei argues that with the right policies and interventions, AI could democratize prosperity on a global scale.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The revolutions of 2016 and 2020 belong in the past.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 19 Oct. 2024
Sarwant Singh, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Mobile, social, and digital revolutions had reshaped the world, but sports were still due for an upgrade.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 17 Dec. 2024
And, as always with revolutions, the process is proving turbulent.
—Philip Buckingham, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
The two revolutions go in different directions.
—Lauren Green, Fox News, 17 Nov. 2024
Bitcoin is a story of how revolutions are won.
—Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
The book begins by contextualizing AR within the broader history of technological revolutions, from the dawn of the personal computer to the mobile era, and now to spatial computing.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Historically, technological revolutions have often favored the rich, but Amodei argues that with the right policies and interventions, AI could democratize prosperity on a global scale.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The revolutions of 2016 and 2020 belong in the past.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Revolutions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolutions. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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