Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for defiers
Noun
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Marte is facing a half dozen challengers in June’s primary, including Jess Coleman, a Manhattan attorney and community board member.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2025 -
Tillis himself is facing a handful of longshot right-wing primary challengers, with others mulling whether to enter the race.—
Andrew Solender,
Axios,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Troops unknowingly entered an apartment building next to insurgents, and al-Qaeda forces hurled a grenade through a sniper hole, injuring one of the SEALs, Elliott Miller (Cosmo Jarvis).—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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And when a couple of grenades are thrown into their space – because insurgents happen to be in the house next door – the action ratchets up and begins to spin out of control for the soldiers.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Under Section 3 of the Constitution's 14th Amendment, insurrectionists are banned from holding federal office.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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The numbers indicate an uptick in disapproval for the move after a Reuters/Ipsos poll from last month found that 58 percent of Americans were not in favor of the president pardoning the insurrectionists.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Defiers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defiers. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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