insurrectionary 1 of 2

insurrectionary

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noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for insurrectionary
Adjective
  • The photograph depicts a foot soldier in an insurgent religious movement trying to storm the halls of American power.
    John Blake, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Burrows' win marks a defeat for the insurgent right wing of the GOP that eschewed working with Democrats.
    Shafaq Patel, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In confrontations with both India and Iran, Pakistan has consistently denied offering safe haven to transnational rebels at a time when the country was struggling to stem a deadly wave of attacks by insurgents against its own soldiers and civilians.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Many Muslim Kashmiris support the rebels’ goal of uniting the territory, either under Pakistani rule or as an independent country.
    Aijaz Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In celebration of this historic ride, M.S. Rau in New Orleans is offering three silver pieces handcrafted by the American revolutionary, including a coffee pot for $1,285,000.
    Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
  • The film finds DiCaprio playing a hard-living revolutionary who is trying to rescue his kidnapped daughter.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Insurrectionary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insurrectionary. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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