revolt (against)

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Verb
  • However, Los Angeles was passed over.
    City News Service, Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • O’Neill was passed over in 2024 to run Nike (Elliott Hill came out of retirement for the gig) after a quarter century at the sneaker maker.
    Shelly Banjo, semafor.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Flip the script Max Kettner, Chief Multi-Asset Strategist at HSBC, said investors need to tune out the geopolitical noise, and instead focus on earnings fundamentals.
    Michael Considine, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Over his nearly seven-decade career on stage and screen, McKellen says he’s learned to tune out the noise of others’ opinions.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The federal judge in that case ruled that a jury could find that State Farm had acted in bad faith if the plaintiffs' lawyers demonstrated that the company ignored certain kinds of hail damage.
    Michael Copley, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
  • In crush, puncture, and saw tests, the battery produced no smoke or flames – a safety profile that's hard to ignore.
    Omar Kardoudi April 28, New Atlas, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Revolt (against).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolt%20%28against%29. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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