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uprising
/ ˈʌpˌraɪzɪŋ, ʌpˈraɪzɪŋ /
noun
a revolt or rebellion
archaican ascent
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
Israel's desired outcome seems to be an uprising that ends with a friendly force taking over, but a major question here is who might be the alternative?
He described the riots as “a massive citywide uprising,” with “thousands of people who were on the streets in various parts of the city, some burning down buildings.”
The move marked the first time since the 1992 Rodney King uprising that such a sweeping curfew had been enacted in Los Angeles.
Having lived through the Watts uprising, she seemed unfazed, telling her family, “until I see tanks coming down the street, I’m not going nowhere.”
For Punjabis - who are largely a farming community - it was an aspirational uprising, symbolic of how success and prosperity should look.
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