as in communist
an adherent or advocate of an economic system in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state
alleged that commies had infiltrated every level of the federal government
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Recent Examples of commie
There is the monolithic enemy — commies from North Vietnam, sneak attackers from Imperial Japan, tech spies from China.
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Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023
Name Billy Bragg Best known for Being a bit of a commie.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 10 Nov. 2023
Thank you @elonmusk for stopping the commie who suspended me from Twitter a week before the election.
—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 1 Nov. 2022
The only thing more shocking is that the Texas Board of Education didn't try to insert a phrase somewhere saying that global warming was a massive hoax, perpetrated by a cabal of commie climate scientists.
—Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2010
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Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023
Name Billy Bragg Best known for Being a bit of a commie.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 10 Nov. 2023
Thank you @elonmusk for stopping the commie who suspended me from Twitter a week before the election.
—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 1 Nov. 2022
The only thing more shocking is that the Texas Board of Education didn't try to insert a phrase somewhere saying that global warming was a massive hoax, perpetrated by a cabal of commie climate scientists.
—Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2010
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commie
Noun
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The dead communist doesn’t live to regret underestimating Manville’s character, but others will — albeit less for her capability than for her willingness to fight back.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
6 Sep. 2025
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The nationalists and communists fell into an uneasy truce with the creation of the second united front in 1937.—
Meredith Oyen,
The Conversation,
2 Sep. 2025
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Mamdani, a democratic socialist and the Democratic nominee for mayor, leads in polls 60 days before the November general election.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Remember this yet again next time conservatives marinating in their victimhood claim Hollywood is full of socialists.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Commie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commie. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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