as in traitor
one who betrays a trust or an allegiance
she heatedly called her best friend a Judas after she found out her secrets had been spread all over town
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Recent Examples of Judas
Among those, Judas Priest lands the twenty-second loftiest debut of the week.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, Cooper is getting ready for a legendary co-headlining tour with Judas Priest across 22 North American cities in the fall.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2025
At the forefront of Sinners is Coogler, previously known for his Creed films, his Black Panther films, Judas and the Black Messiah, Fruitvale Station and more.
—Jeff Conway, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
According to a news release from the Illinois Lottery, the man who identified himself San Judas Tadeo bought a $10,000,000 Bankroll lottery ticket at a gas station in Chicago.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, Cooper is getting ready for a legendary co-headlining tour with Judas Priest across 22 North American cities in the fall.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2025
At the forefront of Sinners is Coogler, previously known for his Creed films, his Black Panther films, Judas and the Black Messiah, Fruitvale Station and more.
—Jeff Conway, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
According to a news release from the Illinois Lottery, the man who identified himself San Judas Tadeo bought a $10,000,000 Bankroll lottery ticket at a gas station in Chicago.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Judas
traitor
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Stephen Fry, Ted Lasso star Nick Mohammed and singer Paloma Faith are just three of the 19 celebs entering the castle to sniff out the traitors from the faithfuls in the first celebrity season of the smash hit on the BBC.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
13 May 2025
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The former sees the latter as a pro-European traitor and а success symbol born of the imperial decline that Soviet-era bureaucrats have yet to accept.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
12 May 2025
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“Judas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Judas. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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