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uprising

noun as in disturbance

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The National Park Service has eliminated the 'T' from its page explaining the importance of the 1969 Stonewall uprising in New York.

From Salon

The UK took the decision to cut aid after accusing the country of supporting M23, a rebel group that has captured swathes of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in a deadly uprising.

From BBC

Rebellion — the Black, Asian, Chicano and Native American artists and filmmakers who emerged from UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television in the years after the 1965 Watts uprising.

The confession is alleged to have been made in 2012 while Masud was in custody in Libya following the uprising against Gaddafi's regime.

From BBC

While Republicans contend that the backlash is the creation of liberal activists rather than an organic uprising of Americans in general, videos also show unmistakable anger from constituents in deep-red congressional districts as well.

From Salon

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

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