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as in discontents
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as in misanthropes
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malcontents
Noun
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Hasina's ouster has left both political as well as security vacuums, giving more space to religious radicals.—
Michael Kugelman,
NPR,
21 Dec. 2024 -
Obama ended up funding and arming the Syrian opposition so feebly it was slaughtered and – when its extremists joined up with radicals from Iraq’s long-running insurgency against the US occupation – metastasized into ISIS.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
7 Dec. 2024
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Smarmy cynics will call them foolish for their foolhardy ambitions.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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All one needs is to read the headlines today, 45 years down the road, to see that sometimes cynics have a point.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
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The attack was the third in less than two months that French authorities attributed to Islamic extremists, and prompted the government to raise its security alert to the maximum level.—
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Performances that allow children in the audience have come under fire from far-right extremists and lawmakers across the country, with over a dozen bills introduced across 8 states in 2023.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
26 Feb. 2025
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Wild Crypto World In the wild world of cryptocurrency, Wang has detractors as well as admirers.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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Despite its detractors, college remains the pathway with the most promise for Americans’ economic mobility.—
Braulio Colón,
Orlando Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2025
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Optimists climb the career ladder faster and farther than pessimists.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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So far, all signs indicate that the pessimists were right.—
Keith Gessen,
The New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Malcontents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malcontents. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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