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uprising

noun as in disturbance

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“Alien: Earth” follows that pattern, trading the classic robot uprising for a version of non-humans with minds and souls.

From Salon

Barghouti emerged as a popular leader during the second Palestinian uprising, before being arrested and charged with planning deadly attacks in which five Israelis were killed.

From BBC

Nepal has become the third country in India's immediate neighbourhood to see a violent uprising topple its government in recent years.

From BBC

Those who predicted a shellacking on the pitch and a visceral uprising in the stands were proven wrong.

From BBC

The party established the Tibet Autonomous Region, or what it calls Xizang, in 1965, six years after a failed uprising against Chinese rule.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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