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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malcontents
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It's also believed that crabs of this species survived after a meteorite struck Earth around 66 million years ago, the infamous event that led to the extinction of dinosaurs.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025 -
An undersea submersible has revealed crabs, worms, and fish living on World War II explosives in the Baltic Sea.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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Upon exposure to light — even regular daylight — punicin forms radicals, giving it properties that vary between light and darkness.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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Democrats have fostered an environment of evil, emboldening radicals to kill, steal, and destroy.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Sep. 2025
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On the other hand, skeptics and cynics tend to be insistent right now that the clean-up activity is not going to last very long.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Travis Kelce knows what the cynics might think of his relationship with Taylor Swift — two of the most famous people in America just happen to match up perfectly?—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
12 Aug. 2025
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But while many have claimed that there is a rise in violence from the left, research shows that right-wing extremists are behind more political violence.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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Nor did Trump mention that attacks by right-wing extremists are more frequent and deadly.—
Laura Yuen,
Mercury News,
24 Sep. 2025
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While naysayers might roll their eyes at another celebrity hopping on the book club bandwagon, a recent study conducted by iScience found that the proportion of the US population who read for pleasure on an average day declined over the last 20 years.—
Emily St. Martin,
Oc Register,
24 Sep. 2025
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And our naysayers are sitting there with egg on their face.—
Chris Kirkham,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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Prosecutors said members of that group engaged in digital extremism with the explicit goal of dismantling societal order, much in the way the anarchists of the pre-internet era used to operate.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The attack, which resulted in considerable destruction and numerous fatalities, remains unsolved; however, it is widely attributed to the actions of Italian anarchists.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Johnson’s detractors accuse him of championing Bukele despite his increasing abuses of power.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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In response, Koh pushed for robust products on tight deadlines to prove her detractors wrong, especially during Spring’s early years.—
Alice Park,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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For the pessimists, Coreweave is Lucent or Nortel.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
28 Sep. 2025
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But don’t listen to the pessimists who say there is no cure.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Malcontents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malcontents. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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