Thesaurus results for BOULEVERSEMENT

bouleversement

noun

bül-ˌver-sə-ˈmäⁿ

Definition of bouleversement

as in upheaval

a violent disturbance (as of the political or social order) the bouleversement in the print media since the rise of the Internet

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Law enforcement was heavily deployed to contain potential upheaval, but there were no new episodes of looting on Saturday, when about 10,000 protesters gathered in a peaceful demonstration in Milan.

— Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026
Then, during our planet’s infancy, volcanic upheaval and deep-earth alchemy created more than a thousand new minerals.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of upheaval

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For Middleton and Kate, George’s departure marked a small revolution.

— Ilaria Perrotta, Vanity Fair, 27 Oct. 2026
Anthropic aims to realize these benefits while navigating and preventing the risks that come with a technological revolution this fast and this powerful.

— Robert Hart, The Verge, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of revolution

Noun

If the New Madrid fault wakes up tomorrow, Arkansas would have to ask for help to understand how to handle the aftermath of an earthquake.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
The twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela in June and caused extensive damage also complicated efforts toward stability in the country.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of earthquake

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The insurrection drew immediate and obvious parallels to the United States, which, during much of the past decade, has lurched alongside Brazil through a strange hall of mirrors.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
Beyond calling and readying Americans for a fight against the insurrection, Lincoln also outlined the meaning and memory of the conflict about to commence.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Oct. 2026

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