revolution

Definition for revolution

noun as in drastic action or change, often in politics

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coup, innovation, insurgency, mutiny, rebellion, revolt, shift, strike, transformation, turmoil, unrest, upheaval, uprising, violence

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anarchy, bloodshed, cabal, crime, debacle, destruction, disorder, insubordination, metamorphosis, outbreak, overthrow, overturn, plot, reformation, reversal, rising, row, shake-up, strife, subversion, tumult, turbulence, turnover, uproar, upset

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coup d'état, foment, golpe, guerrilla activity, radical change, underground activity

noun as in circuit around something

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cycle

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circle, circumvolution, gyration, gyre, lap, orbit, pirouette, reel, roll, rotation, round, spin, swirl, turn, turning, twirl, wheel, whirl

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revolve, revolving

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“That was certainly a revolution because right now, it’s super easy to Google it,” Avellaneda Diaz said.

From Los Angeles Times

But as they involve characters talking about revolution — once again, it’s the Rebels vs. the Empire — they don’t exactly lighten it.

From Los Angeles Times

He said the "clean energy revolution" had arrived and that no government could stop it.

From BBC

I should emphasize that slavery was the prominent exception to Black American liberals tending to favor reform over revolution.

From Salon

But while the government stresses there are "no plans to abolish the RTB", the "social revolution" Lord Heseltine heralded nearly 45 years ago is clearly facing a radical change to everything but its name.

From BBC

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