as in rebellious
given to resisting authority or another's control
today's rebel chefs feel free to ignore the dictates of classic French cuisine
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as in insurgent
a person who rises up against authority
the rebel would not submit peacefully, even after he was captured
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as in to revolt
to rise up against established authority
the colonists rebelled in the wake of an onslaught of abuses
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CBS News, 11 Aug. 2024
That rebel offensive, dubbed Operation 1027, came to a halt after Beijing intervened to help forge a fragile ceasefire, but that collapsed when fighting resumed in June in northern Shan state, where Lashio is located.
—Reuters, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2024
Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Aug. 2024
One example is a scene when Rebecca is 10 years old and rebels against her mother.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Aug. 2024
Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 28 July 2024
Question 2: What was your form of rebelling as a teenager?
—NPR, 13 June 2024
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Adjective
The Navy's ability to build lower-cost warships that can shoot down Houthi rebel missiles in the Red Sea depends in part on a 25-year-old laborer who previously made parts for garbage trucks.
—CBS News, 11 Aug. 2024
That rebel offensive, dubbed Operation 1027, came to a halt after Beijing intervened to help forge a fragile ceasefire, but that collapsed when fighting resumed in June in northern Shan state, where Lashio is located.
—Reuters, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2024
Noun
Is the shift because Republicans are now the party of rebels, hippies, and outspoken free speech types?
—Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Aug. 2024
One example is a scene when Rebecca is 10 years old and rebels against her mother.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Aug. 2024
Verb
At McDonald’s, franchisees banded together to form the National Owners Association in 2018, rebelling against the burger giant’s unpopular discounts and plans for store renovations.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 28 July 2024
Question 2: What was your form of rebelling as a teenager?
—NPR, 13 June 2024
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“Rebel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebel. Accessed 18 Sep. 2024.
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