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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After years of costly war, Austria-Hungary and Germany fell to their own democratic revolutions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
But our workforce has grown through past productivity revolutions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 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
In between revolutions, communes, epidemics and wars, Paris was the Vegas of the nineteenth century, and the grandeur of its opera productions stood at the pinnacle of a glittering high-society scene.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
