as in revolted
to rise up against established authority
the colonists rebelled in the wake of an onslaught of abuses
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Recent Examples of rebelled
More than two centuries after the 13 colonies rebelled against King George III and sent his redcoats packing, a direct descendant of that monarch will arrive Monday in Washington to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence from British rule.
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Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 26 Apr. 2026
When garnished with the story of an impetuous son who rebelled against a Mughal emperor, that lamb broth does give a different kick.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
The central authority of the emperor became tenuous, and non-Muslim communities such as the Sikhs and Rajputs rebelled against Aurangzeb’s policies.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026
During the rule of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Kurds were marginalized and repressed and sometimes rebelled.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
The Laughing Storm rebelled against the crown, but the short rebellion came to an end after Dunk and Lyonel engaged in single combat with Dunk emerging victorious.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
The neighborhood, including Northwest Bronx, rebelled, pointing out that mall jobs paid little, small businesses would be crushed, and profits would be siphoned away to national corporations.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Feb. 2026
Those members and a few others previously rebelled on a procedural vote that would have extended the prohibition on calling the tariff-repeal votes until March.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 9 Feb. 2026
In Spanish Santo Domingo, the first slave society in the Americas, Africans on a sugar plantation owned by Christopher Columbus’s son rebelled on Christmas Day 1521.
—Laurent Dubois, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 26 Apr. 2026
When garnished with the story of an impetuous son who rebelled against a Mughal emperor, that lamb broth does give a different kick.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
The central authority of the emperor became tenuous, and non-Muslim communities such as the Sikhs and Rajputs rebelled against Aurangzeb’s policies.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026
During the rule of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Kurds were marginalized and repressed and sometimes rebelled.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
The Laughing Storm rebelled against the crown, but the short rebellion came to an end after Dunk and Lyonel engaged in single combat with Dunk emerging victorious.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
The neighborhood, including Northwest Bronx, rebelled, pointing out that mall jobs paid little, small businesses would be crushed, and profits would be siphoned away to national corporations.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Feb. 2026
Those members and a few others previously rebelled on a procedural vote that would have extended the prohibition on calling the tariff-repeal votes until March.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 9 Feb. 2026
In Spanish Santo Domingo, the first slave society in the Americas, Africans on a sugar plantation owned by Christopher Columbus’s son rebelled on Christmas Day 1521.
—Laurent Dubois, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebelled
revolted
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The house also is connected to Connecticut history through the Amistad, the ship from which, in 1839, kidnapped Africans revolted and fought successfully for their freedom.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2026
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And the mayor is embroiled in a power struggle over leadership of the Chicago Housing Authority, where board members openly revolted against him by installing a CEO of their choosing, Keith Pettigrew, in a process Johnson says violated state law.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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