upheavals

noun

Definition of upheavalsnext
plural of upheaval
as in revolutions
a violent disturbance (as of the political or social order) the government can no longer control the social upheaval brought about by the collapse of the country's economy

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  1. revolutions
  2. convulsions
  3. tempests
Noun
  • 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
  • Bitcoin is a story of how revolutions are won.
    Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of revolutions
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  • Serious health complications are possible, especially in children younger than 5, such as pneumonia — the most common cause of death from measles in young children — and swelling of the brain, which can trigger convulsions and lead to deafness or intellectual disability.
    Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • His epileptic convulsions happen less often and for shorter intervals — seconds at a time, instead of minutes.
    Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of convulsions
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  • The force of the collision pushed up mountains three miles high; millions of years of tempests wore them down.
    Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2024
  • Hwang seems to be suggesting that a line can indeed be drawn from the cultural tempests – too easily dismissed as matters of political correctness – to the real-world tragedies and obscenities that send innocent men to jail and early graves.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of tempests
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