revolution
noun
an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.
revolutions
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pluralof revolution.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Two revolutions radically reduced the power of individual landowners to use their land.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
"The revolutions of the 1990s paved the way for the riches of the early noughties," he remembers.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
“There were demonstrations in the streets, anti-Vietnam War demonstrations, drug revolutions, sex revolutions, riots, race riots. So we thought, what a good time to go out and do Black and white comedy.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
But this one, her sixth, dances us through her evolution and many revolutions, serving up everything from jazz to funk to Chicago house on the dance track “Right Here Right Now.”
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
Those few species lived in particular places, and those are the places where agricultural revolutions occurred.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
