rebel
noun
a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of their country.
are rebelling
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present progressiveof rebel.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Speakers promoting AI are getting booed at universities, voters are rebelling against data centers, and even AI-friendly Trump administration officials are starting to retreat as an artificial intelligence backlash gathers pace across the United States.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
“So general is the pink craze,” the paper wrote, “that some women are rebelling against it.”
From National Geographic ● Jul. 21, 2023
A growing number of companies are rebelling against app constitutions that were invented when the BlackBerry was still cool.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 2, 2022
They are rebelling against her regulatory whims, or so the posts seem to imply.
From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2019
These words could not be more pointed, since I suspect several districts are rebelling right now.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
