uprising
noun
up·ris·ing
ˈəp-ˌrī-ziŋ 
: an act or instance of rising up
especially
: a usually localized act of popular violence in defiance usually of an established government
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Examples of uprising in a Sentence
The government quickly put down the uprising.
the uprising was quickly and brutally suppressed
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Women were the main force turning this protest into an uprising.
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Charlie Campbell, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024
In 2011, after the Arab Spring uprisings, Lebanese authorities, eager to weaken Hezbollah, began shutting down the organization’s captagon factories.
—Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Chickie’s not the only king who falls to an uprising in this episode.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
Dahomey obliquely plants the seed for such an uprising in the years to come.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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Charlie Campbell, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024
In 2011, after the Arab Spring uprisings, Lebanese authorities, eager to weaken Hezbollah, began shutting down the organization’s captagon factories.
—Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Chickie’s not the only king who falls to an uprising in this episode.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
Dahomey obliquely plants the seed for such an uprising in the years to come.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Uprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uprising. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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uprising
noun
up·ris·ing
ˈəp-ˌrī-ziŋ
: an act or instance of rising up
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