as in revolutionary
taking part in a rebellion
any insurgent soldiers will be dealt with harshly
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as in rebel
a person who rises up against authority
the government subjected the insurgents to the most inhuman torture imaginable
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Recent Examples of insurgent
Miles Klee, Wired News, 15 May 2026
The Republican is seeking a sixth term of six years this fall in what is expected to be one of the nation’s most competitive Senate races against insurgent 41-year-old oysterman and veteran Graham Platner, a Democrat.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026
Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Platner, the insurgent progressive candidate in the race, won after a series of scandals—one about more recent sexting while married and one involving his treatment of past girlfriends.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 10 June 2026
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Adjective
Spencer Pratt, once the villain of the 2000s MTV reality show The Hills and now an insurgent candidate in this year’s Los Angeles mayoral race, had a breakthrough moment in his first debate performance last Wednesday.
—Miles Klee, Wired News, 15 May 2026
The Republican is seeking a sixth term of six years this fall in what is expected to be one of the nation’s most competitive Senate races against insurgent 41-year-old oysterman and veteran Graham Platner, a Democrat.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026
Noun
The press aims to champion writing that is urgent and insurgent.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Platner, the insurgent progressive candidate in the race, won after a series of scandals—one about more recent sexting while married and one involving his treatment of past girlfriends.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insurgent
Adjective
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What made this system truly revolutionary was the demonstration in 2012 that it could be reprogrammed with different pieces of guide RNA to edit virtually any genome in any species, and at a level of precision and ease that far surpassed existing gene-editing tools.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
11 June 2026
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Her other books include Adèle, Sex and Lies, Country of Others and Watch Us Dance, which are the first and second parts of a trilogy of novels based on her family’s roots in revolutionary Morocco.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
Noun
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At least 30 people were killed, including patients, after an airstrike by Myanmar’s ruling junta hit a major hospital in the western state of Rakhine, a rebel group, an aid worker and a witness said Thursday.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
11 Dec. 2025
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Behrouz Vossoughi, a new-wave actor loved by anti-shah rebels, was her co-star in many films and eventually her second husband.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
10 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Others like Asleep at the Wheel founder Ray Benson highlighted Malo’s rebellious side, sharing a hazy memory of a joint shared in a Grammy Awards bathroom.—
Chris Parton,
Rolling Stone,
6 Dec. 2025
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Pulley credits that campaign with helping change the image of motorcycles from rebellious to something more acceptable to the mainstream and boosting Honda’s sales position dramatically.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
Freep.com,
4 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Instead of forsaking him for this — the most traitorous act ever committed by an American president — congressional Republicans quickly embraced him as the leader of their party once again.—
James Speyer,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2026
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And at the very center of Hell is Satan himself, the traitorous Archangel Lucifer, depicted as a monstrous creature with wings and three heads.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
11 May 2026
Adjective
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Mazzini therefore proposed to rely solely upon a national insurrectionary movement, aiming at unity in a free republic.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
12 Mar. 2026
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The government alleges the Sotos were part of a group of people who created and distributed insurrectionary materials called zines.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated March 5,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Keeping these concerns to myself, I’d started the dark and treacherous walk down a ravine and back uphill to where the stand was perched.—
Kasey Okrzesik,
Outdoor Life,
10 Dec. 2025
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Blowing snow may make for some treacherous travel conditions in western and southern Minnesota on Tuesday night.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
9 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Sandwiched in between was a draw with Chelsea, which felt like a defeat with the mood inside Anfield so mutinous.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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But then a twist of fate in the form of a mutinous slave ship off the coast of the United States offered an opportunity to take the battle over slavery to the courts.—
Time,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Insurgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insurgent. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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