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overturning(noun, revolution)
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pandemonium(noun, disorder, excitement, confusion, agitation)
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racket(noun, trouble, attack, disorder, excitement)
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radical change(expression, strike, violence, revolt, rebellion)
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reformation(strike, violence, revolt, overhaul, transformation)
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reversal(revolt, overhaul, transformation, uprising, rebellion)
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riot(noun, trouble, disorder, excitement, shock)
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row(noun, attack, disorder, excitement, strike)
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rumpus(noun, attack, disorder, excitement, confusion)
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sea change(noun, expression, idiom, change)
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seizure(noun, fit, tremor, spasm)
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shaking(noun, fit, stir, shake, protest)
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shift(move, change, revolt, evolution, overhaul)
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strife(noun, attack, disorder, excitement, strike)
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stroke(disaster, calamity)
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tornado(commotion, uproar, tumult)
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tragedy(noun, disaster, catastrophe, calamity, deluge)
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transition(noun, change, major)
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trouble(noun, activity, disorder, ruin, difficulty)
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undermining(noun, commotion, astonishment, amazement)
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