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counterrevolution

[kaun-ter-rev-uh-loo-shuhn] / ˈkaʊn tərˌrɛv əˈlu ʃən /


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Wary of counterrevolution, the patriots were prepared to maintain dominance by whatever means necessary.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

Typewriters are at the forefront of an analog counterrevolution against the nagging persistence of connectivity and information technology, in favor of privacy, thoughtfulness, and creativity.

From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2024

The rest of the movie is about the Barbies deploying their political organizing skills and the Kens’ underdeveloped sense of self-awareness to successfully stage a counterrevolution and get their Dreamhouses back.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2023

The historic 1919 Seattle general strike was partially ignited by longshore workers refusing to load a cargo of rifles intended to arm the czarist counterrevolution.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2023

In the event of a counterrevolution it seemed that he had nothing in prospect but a garret in Holland, or a scaffold on Tower Hill.

From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4 by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay


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