as in socialists
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 communists
What better way to distinguish God-fearing Americans from the godless communists of the Soviet Union than to put God on the money?
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David Williamson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
In the years following, Beijing funded or armed fellow communists in Vietnam, North Korea, Burma, Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia, causing panic in Washington and other Western capitals as the ideological struggles of the Cold War rippled across Asia.
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Dhruv Tikekar,
CNN Money,
30 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
Portofiro and the baroque universe surrounding it—communists on-world, techno-fascists offplanet, and all manner of augmentoids and spooks in the immaterial planes between—can make for a dizzying read.
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Alex James Kane,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
The president has spent a decade calling his rivals communists and traitors, among other hyperbolic insults.
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Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
What, are you being brainwashed by communists?
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Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2026
Apollo went to the moon to demonstrates the United States' — and democracy's — ability to accomplish more than the Soviet Union and the communists could do.
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Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
And then communists in Vietnam.
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Connor Okeeffe,
Oc Register,
29 Mar. 2026
David Williamson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
In the years following, Beijing funded or armed fellow communists in Vietnam, North Korea, Burma, Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia, causing panic in Washington and other Western capitals as the ideological struggles of the Cold War rippled across Asia.
—
Dhruv Tikekar,
CNN Money,
30 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
Portofiro and the baroque universe surrounding it—communists on-world, techno-fascists offplanet, and all manner of augmentoids and spooks in the immaterial planes between—can make for a dizzying read.
—
Alex James Kane,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
The president has spent a decade calling his rivals communists and traitors, among other hyperbolic insults.
—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
What, are you being brainwashed by communists?
—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2026
Apollo went to the moon to demonstrates the United States' — and democracy's — ability to accomplish more than the Soviet Union and the communists could do.
—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
And then communists in Vietnam.
—
Connor Okeeffe,
Oc Register,
29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for communists
socialists
Noun
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The results in New York affirm that socialists are on the rise and likely will field a presidential candidate in 2028.
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The housing bill is an example of the president delivering on his promises, and Republicans opened the day by highlighting the democratic socialists who upset establishment Democrats in primaries last night.
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“Communists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communists. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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