come-outers

noun

plural of come-outer
as in leavers

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  1. traitors
  2. dropouts
  3. rebels
  4. insurgents
  5. quislings
  6. turncoats
  7. insurrectionists
Noun
  • In reality, the big debate has been about questions such as whether military bases should be named for traitors and whether governments should host monuments to a rebellion to defend slavery.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
  • Those who opposed the coup, like Tom Keith's grandfather, are still often thought of as traitors, just as his distant relatives are.
    — Lee Cowan, CBS News, 12 July 2026
Definition of traitors
Noun
  • Reasons for the increase in dropouts Baltimore City Schools says the dropout rate is seeing a spike because of the COVID pandemic, adding that students who began high school during the pandemic were not receiving as many wrap around services through virtual learning.
    — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Definition of dropouts
Noun
  • Tens of thousands have been killed and millions displaced as pro-democracy groups and ethnic rebels battle the military across the country.
    — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Conflict began in the country in 2013 after mostly Muslim rebels seized power and forced then President François Bozizé to quit.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of rebels
Noun
  • The attack occurred in Mastung, a district in Balochistan province where separatist insurgents have stepped up attacks on security forces and civilians in recent months.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • One of the insurgents, a doctoral student in sociology named Darializa Avila Chevalier, is far more emblematic of the DSA’s radicalism.
    — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
Definition of insurgents
Noun
  • It is aided in its unceasing efforts to gain more power and undermine our institutions and rights by a Congress in which quislings claim a majority.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
Definition of quislings
Noun
  • Farage welcomed her as the latest and most high-profile Conservative to join his burgeoning movement, following on the heels of other recent turncoats, such as Andrew Rosindell and Robert Jenrick.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 26 Jan. 2026
  • In his first interview since the tragic events in May, Cacique, a Spanish nickname given to a local boss, said the turncoats hoped to receive a reward for the capture of Robert Colina, whose alias was Pantera, Spanish for panther.
    — Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Definition of turncoats
Noun
  • Thomas Hobbes took a very dim view of rebels and insurrectionists.
    — Austin Sarat, Fortune, 24 May 2026
  • The recipients will almost surely be insurrectionists and other allies.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
Definition of insurrectionists
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“Come-outers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come-outers. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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