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
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.
—Connor Okeeffe, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2026
The United States in Vietnam, 1965–1968 American war planners believed material superiority would force the communists in Hanoi to surrender.
—Monica Duffy Toft, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
Unhumans uses the term communists interchangeably with progressives and Cultural Marxists (the modern right’s term for anyone who believes in left-of-center ideas about race, gender, and sexuality).
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
Set against the backdrop of 1930s East London, the musical dramatizes a pivotal historical moment when over 100,000 residents – Jews, Irish dockers, trade unionists, communists and everyday locals – united to oppose the rise of fascism in their neighborhood.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
Time stopped in Cuba after the communists took over.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2026
Instead, the major political factions of the time--from the moderates to the communists to the Islamists to millions of everyday Iranians--put their trust in the mullahs to bring them a free Iran.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2026
Instead, the major political factions of the time — from the moderates to the communists to the Islamists to millions of everyday Iranians — put their trust in the mullahs to bring them a free Iran.
—Talla Mountjoy, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026
And then communists in Vietnam.
—Connor Okeeffe, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2026
The United States in Vietnam, 1965–1968 American war planners believed material superiority would force the communists in Hanoi to surrender.
—Monica Duffy Toft, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
Unhumans uses the term communists interchangeably with progressives and Cultural Marxists (the modern right’s term for anyone who believes in left-of-center ideas about race, gender, and sexuality).
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
Set against the backdrop of 1930s East London, the musical dramatizes a pivotal historical moment when over 100,000 residents – Jews, Irish dockers, trade unionists, communists and everyday locals – united to oppose the rise of fascism in their neighborhood.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
Time stopped in Cuba after the communists took over.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2026
Instead, the major political factions of the time--from the moderates to the communists to the Islamists to millions of everyday Iranians--put their trust in the mullahs to bring them a free Iran.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2026
Instead, the major political factions of the time — from the moderates to the communists to the Islamists to millions of everyday Iranians — put their trust in the mullahs to bring them a free Iran.
—Talla Mountjoy, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for communists
socialists
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Political experts say modern socialists are essentially competing for influence within the Democratic Party, a function of the two-party system.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Democrats are both fighting to take back control of the House while progressives and socialists are also pushing for more control in Congress.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Communists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communists. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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