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insurrectionary

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noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for insurrectionary
Adjective
  • Mamdani’s victory in the financial capital of the world was seen as a galvanizing moment for the progressive wing of the party and a sign of an insurgent mood among its base.
    Solcyré Burga, Time, 10 Aug. 2025
  • And their coalition is divided between a centrist establishment and an insurgent progressive wing with diverging priorities in addressing inequality.
    Nathan Meyers, The Conversation, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • The New York Times in 2015 reported that hundreds of Colombian mercenaries had been sent to Yemen to fight against the Houthi rebels, hired directly — and in secret — by the UAE.
    Rebecca Johns, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Tapping into your inner rebel as of late, Sagittarius?
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The film was One Battle After Another, Anderson’s high-octane adaptation of Vineland, Thomas Pynchon’s anarchic 1990 novel about a crew of former leftist revolutionaries — the French 75 — living in a slightly more dystopian version of present-day America.
    Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The plot centers around a former revolutionary who must reunite with old associates to find his missing daughter.
    David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Insurrectionary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insurrectionary. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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