young Turks

plural of young Turk

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for young Turks
Noun
  • Where are the voices of all the mainstream Democrats in response to the takeover by the radicals in the Democratic Party today?
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 21 June 2026
  • The one in which his tiny team of negotiators surrendered to the radicals ruling that luckless nation.
    Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2026
Noun
  • Opportunists like the daycare group, which was selling weapons, and extremists — not the hobbyists.
    Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026
  • Many of these decisions were made so Netanyahu could retain the support of the far-right extremists keeping him in power and avoid a possible jail sentence on corruption charges.
    Thomas L. Friedman, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • And the old person who rebels is ridiculous.
    Merve Emre, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
  • There was relative peace for 11 years, until a second civil war erupted in 1983, when leaders in Khartoum imposed sharia (Islamic) law and accelerated repression of the southern Christian rebels, which ultimately allowed a ruthless military officer, Omar al-Bashir, to come to power in 1989.
    Janine di Giovanni, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • Sistan-Baluchistan, which borders Pakistan and Afghanistan, has long seen clashes between security forces, insurgents and drug smugglers.
    Alex Sundby, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • Nine American soldiers died and 27 others were injured while fighting a battle against 200 Taliban insurgents in the village of Wanat in Afghanistan’s Waygal Valley.
    USA Today, USA Today, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • Some imagery on the shirt, depicting Haitian revolutionaries from the early 1800s, was declared political and therefore not allowed, having fallen foul of FIFA’s often quite stringent rules around kits at World Cups.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 17 June 2026
  • Both then and now, targeting revolutionaries like Dessalines has supported that goal.
    Julia Gaffield, The Conversation, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • The majority of speakers at Tuesday’s board meeting urged the board not to allow online agitators to dictate personnel decisions.
    Ciara McCarthy June 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026
  • In recent years, agitators have fueled anti-immigration street violence following crimes committed by, or falsely reported to have been committed by, immigrants.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 June 2026
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“Young Turks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/young%20Turks. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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