as in insurrection
open fighting against authority (as one's own government)
there always seems to be insurgency of some type in that troubled country
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Recent Examples of insurgency
The attack took place late on Tuesday in Pubagu, a community in a remote area on the fringes of Sambisa forest in Borno state, the epicenter of Nigeria's long fight against an Islamic insurgency.
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ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
What followed, in broad terms, was insurgency, sectarian war and then the rise of the Islamic State group.
—Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
Earlier, Britain suppressed a communist insurgency in Malaya, today part of Malaysia.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
The insurgency is of particular interest to the U.S. as Mozambique has moved to the top of the U.S.’s priority list in Africa after years of neglect, according to the Wilson Center, a nonpartisan think tank.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 6 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
What followed, in broad terms, was insurgency, sectarian war and then the rise of the Islamic State group.
—Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
Earlier, Britain suppressed a communist insurgency in Malaya, today part of Malaysia.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
The insurgency is of particular interest to the U.S. as Mozambique has moved to the top of the U.S.’s priority list in Africa after years of neglect, according to the Wilson Center, a nonpartisan think tank.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insurgency
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In England chaos reaches its zenith when a Kentishman named Jack Cade, encouraged by York (who has been sent to put down a revolt in Ireland), mounts an insurrection that plays havoc in the streets of London.—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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Four years later, her law firm helped defend against challenges to Trump’s eligibility for the ballot because of his role in encouraging the insurrection of January 6, 2021.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
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Internal revolt The clash over Russia and Israel has exposed a divide between the Biennale’s board and members of the international jury, a rotating cast of art world figures which awards the fair’s top prizes.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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The fiercest tax revolts are brewing at the local level.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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Though rebels surrendered, the uprising set the stage for the broader push against British occupation and ultimately, the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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For now, however, Rahmani warns that Iran’s domestic conditions may make any mass uprising extraordinarily difficult.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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What was expected to be a quick vote turned into an hourslong saga as some House Republicans launched a rebellion over an issue with an unrelated farm bill.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The leader of the rebellion chatted with young kids carrying Princess Leia dolls and wearing Boba Fett masks.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
29 Apr. 2026
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That’s when three-term incumbent Richard Woods will face four Republican challengers and a mutiny among GOP lawmakers, giving him what could be the toughest election he’s ever faced.—
Patricia Murphy,
AJC.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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This didn’t stop him from lining his commercial breakthrough, American Fool, with deeper meaning; with a kind of mutiny.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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