as in socialist
an adherent or advocate of an economic system in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state
communists were plotting an overthrow of the government
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Recent Examples of communist
Bryant’s book follows the lives of Robinson and Robeson, two high-profile African Americans whose lives were altered during the Cold War and its hunt for communist sympathizers.
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Bob Kustra,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
Each concrete segment from the wall, which divided free West Berlin and communist East Berlin from 1961 through 1989, is about 12 feet tall and weighs 2 1/2 tons.
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Dan Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2026
His administration has declared Cuba a national security threat and has threatened military action against the communist-run island, stationing naval warships off its shores.
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Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
During the McCarthy era, overreaching laws, surveillance, and public and private sector reprisals ostensibly targeted alleged communists.
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Bruce Schneier,
The Conversation,
27 May 2026
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Bob Kustra,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
Each concrete segment from the wall, which divided free West Berlin and communist East Berlin from 1961 through 1989, is about 12 feet tall and weighs 2 1/2 tons.
—
Dan Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2026
His administration has declared Cuba a national security threat and has threatened military action against the communist-run island, stationing naval warships off its shores.
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Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
During the McCarthy era, overreaching laws, surveillance, and public and private sector reprisals ostensibly targeted alleged communists.
—
Bruce Schneier,
The Conversation,
27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for communist
socialist
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Lander, a former New York City comptroller who does not identify as a democratic socialist, was the first to pick up a win Tuesday.
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There are progressive candidates running in various elections in New York on Tuesday, with three of them earning endorsements from New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who describes himself as a democratic socialist.
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“Communist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communist. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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