anarchs

noun

plural of anarch
as in anarchists

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  1. anarchists
  2. radicals
  3. subversives
  4. extremists
Noun
  • In July 1936, anarchists set fire to the church’s crypt and broke into the architect’s workshop before destroying many of his plans and plaster models.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
  • But divining Gaudí's intentions has required detective work, because during the Spanish Civil War, anarchists protesting the Catholic Church set fire to parts of the structure, and smashed Gaudí's models into 8,000 pieces.
    — Seth Doane, CBS News, 7 June 2026
Definition of anarchists
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  • But among the radicals of Eugene, such success invited mistrust, born of a faith that any American victory was, ultimately, being purchased in blood.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
  • In the early days of the republic, there were many radicals and reformers who shared my suspicion that patriotism was an evasion, substituting songs and speeches about liberty for the reality.
    — Dominic Erdozain, Time, 3 July 2026
Definition of radicals
Noun
  • Loners lashing out America has had genuine subversives and left-wing terror networks in the past.
    — Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2025
Definition of subversives
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  • More than 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were systematically ‌massacred in the East African ⁠nation by Hutu extremists over roughly 100 days from April ⁠to July 1994.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 1 July 2026
  • Opportunists like the daycare group, which was selling weapons, and extremists — not the hobbyists.
    — Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026
Definition of extremists
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