as in revolutionaries
a person who believes that government and laws are not necessary
The anarchists decided to move to a remote location that was, for all intents and purposes, lawless.
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Recent Examples of anarchists
Investigators are not ruling out sabotage carried out by anarchists, citing similarities to the sabotage that targeted the French network during the 2024 Paris Olympics, when France’s high-speed train lines were targeted by multiple malicious acts including arson.
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Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
The loudest calls for taxing the ultra-rich amid this year’s Davos summit aren’t coming from hooded anarchists or revolutionary socialists, but from the one-percenters themselves.
—Joe Wilkins Published Jan 22, Futurism, 22 Jan. 2026
When the violence fails to stop after the formal Purge ends, two families must band together to escape the anarchists by crossing into Mexico, but with the United States under siege, surviving will be much more difficult than just making it through one deadly night.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
The press has cast stones at One Battle After Another for its $140 million production cost, saying a car chase movie about anarchists should never have cost that much.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Notable inmates once held at the jail include Boston Mayor James Michael Curley, anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, civil rights leader Malcolm X and mobster Whitey Bulger, according to records.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Tara could fall into that category, just like the Abbotsfield shooter and the trio of eco-anarchists who are deployed later in the episode.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Prosecutors said members of that group engaged in digital extremism with the explicit goal of dismantling societal order, much in the way the anarchists of the pre-internet era used to operate.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The attack, which resulted in considerable destruction and numerous fatalities, remains unsolved; however, it is widely attributed to the actions of Italian anarchists.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
The loudest calls for taxing the ultra-rich amid this year’s Davos summit aren’t coming from hooded anarchists or revolutionary socialists, but from the one-percenters themselves.
—Joe Wilkins Published Jan 22, Futurism, 22 Jan. 2026
When the violence fails to stop after the formal Purge ends, two families must band together to escape the anarchists by crossing into Mexico, but with the United States under siege, surviving will be much more difficult than just making it through one deadly night.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
The press has cast stones at One Battle After Another for its $140 million production cost, saying a car chase movie about anarchists should never have cost that much.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Notable inmates once held at the jail include Boston Mayor James Michael Curley, anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, civil rights leader Malcolm X and mobster Whitey Bulger, according to records.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Tara could fall into that category, just like the Abbotsfield shooter and the trio of eco-anarchists who are deployed later in the episode.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Prosecutors said members of that group engaged in digital extremism with the explicit goal of dismantling societal order, much in the way the anarchists of the pre-internet era used to operate.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The attack, which resulted in considerable destruction and numerous fatalities, remains unsolved; however, it is widely attributed to the actions of Italian anarchists.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anarchists
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Almost fifty years ago, Iran’s revolutionaries introduced a militant brand of Shiite Islam as a viable medium of political opposition and governance.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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Once back in power, Perón—and, after his death in 1974, his wife and successor, Isabelita—would demonize the revolutionaries as terrorists.—
Daniel R. Quiles,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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The choice was hailed by the president of Azerbaijan and the leader of Yemen’s Houthi rebels, among other allies.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Yet plantation records indicate that women helped supply food and clothing to rebels.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
8 Mar. 2026
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Berets were fashionable among radicals and the very old.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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Wood argues that colleges are not only staffed with a disproportionate number of radicals who indoctrinate the students but also have turned everything from dormitory management to the dining halls over to the left.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
17 Feb. 2026
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