insurrectionists

plural of insurrectionist

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Recent Examples of insurrectionists But, first, one of the January 6th insurrectionists, emboldened by his pardon from the President, is now campaigning for reparations. Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025 Fragoso asked of the insurrectionists. EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025 Under Section 3 of the Constitution's 14th Amendment, insurrectionists are banned from holding federal office. Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025 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 At best, these pardons excuse the violence that took place on January 6, and at worst, encourage that kind of violence in the future by essentially promising would-be insurrectionists forgiveness. Vox Staff, Vox, 23 Jan. 2025 No, the insurrectionists were not patriots. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insurrectionists
Noun
  • The rebels also cited the need to take out the massive scam operations as justification for their offensive – which analysts say China likely greenlit.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The rebels, led by Deepak Rauniyar and Binod Paudel, fired off a scathing letter to the Academy demanding a full investigation and threatening to blow up Nepal’s Oscar dreams entirely.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Labels matter Security analysts say the situation in Haiti continues to defy clear international legal characterization and the choice of labels – crisis, armed conflict, gangs, terrorist groups, armed groups, criminal groups, insurgents – carries significant legal and humanitarian implications.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
  • This might enable a mission which, for example, a Viper is located covertly next to a safe house known to be used by insurgents.
    David Hambling, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Yet through Bob, Anderson finds his way into this story in a way that feels self-reflective and in conversation with a whole generation of coulda been revolutionaries.
    Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Creating the technology for revolutionaries operating in an amorphous present, such as the scanner device, was another fascinating challenge.
    Pat Saperstein, Variety, 27 Sep. 2025

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“Insurrectionists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insurrectionists. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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