alarmists

plural of alarmist

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alarmists
Noun
  • The Middle Belt and northern states are especially volatile, with Islamic militant groups like Boko Haram, Fulani extremists and ISWAP (Islamic State West Africa Province) targeting Christian communities through mass killings, kidnappings and church burnings.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Only the liberals and the extremists do that.
    Tom Tapp, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Lightning also sparks hydroxyl radicals, which help cleanse the air by breaking down methane and other gases.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025
  • On the one side, bell bottoms became the signature look of 1970s radicals.
    Stephen Mihm, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Biden had selected Colorado Springs in 2023 as the permanent home for Space Command, a location proponents had said was best for military readiness.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • But proponents of the Sensitivity Era want to keep others from joining that conversation.
    Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • By 2018, Assad had control of Damascus and Aleppo, and the rebels were confined to a jihadist ministate in Idlib.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Saturday vowed to take revenge for the killing of their prime minister and other political leaders by Israeli airstrikes earlier this week.
    Eyad Kourdi, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • This might enable a mission which, for example, a Viper is located covertly next to a safe house known to be used by insurgents.
    David Hambling, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The state Republicans have routinely witnessed battles between far-right insurgents who in recent years have complained the party isn’t Trumpy enough and the financial institutional wing that has long been the GOP establishment and funded the party for decades.
    Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Garcia’s signing was met with total consensus across the club, and Flick was one of the biggest advocates for Rashford’s move to Barca.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Tools to postpone payments can be ‘critical’ Deferments and forbearances can help student loan borrowers avoid the harsh consequences of falling behind on their bills, consumer advocates said.
    Annie Nova, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In a recent study published in Nature Aging, researchers at UC San Francisco sought to identify the molecular troublemakers that cause our brains to age prematurely.
    Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2025
  • With warm summer waters still lingering in the North Sea, plant operators and marine scientists will be watching closely for the next unpredictable wave of these gelatinous troublemakers.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The 9th-century monastery rises from the plateau—its stone walls etched with faded medieval frescoes of apostles and Last Judgement scenes.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • With Bono keeping his Cliffs of Dover yelp in check, Zooropa scales down U2's anthemic-apostles side.
    EW Staff Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Alarmists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alarmists. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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