commies

noun

plural of commie
as in communists
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 commies But the commies have been championed before the likes of Mamdani or Abdul El-Sayed arrived — by the occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026
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  1. communists
  2. socialists
Noun
  • Taiwan has controlled the Kinmen and Matsu islands, which lie just off the Chinese coast, since the Republic of China government fled to Taipei in 1949 after losing a civil war with Mao Zedong’s communists.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Republicans who claim that democratic socialists are like communists are either misinformed or deliberately using misleading rhetoric for political advantage.
    — Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of communists
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  • Piker, a socialist online personality and surrogate for socialists running this cycle, is facing condemnation and fresh accusations of antisemitism for saying Jewish Americans are inviting violence upon themselves for supporting Israel.
    — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The Democratic socialists winning these races is one of the few things that is going in Republicans’ favor in this general election.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of socialists

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“Commies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commies. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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