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Recent Examples of myrmidon
Backed by Republican myrmidons in Congress and enablers on the Supine Court, Donald Trump has fecklessly fined, fired, and flouted his way through his second presidency.
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Jamie Malanowski, Air Mail, 23 Aug. 2025
The message from the leftist Democrats and their odious myrmidons in the media, Hollywood, academia, Big Tech, et al is thus: Agree with our narrative or be destroyed.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 June 2024
In the pending merger of Sprint and T-Mobile, our myrmidons have a chance to do better.
—Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 11 May 2018
OK, first of all, George III didn't have myrmidons.
—Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 20 Mar. 2014
Jamie Malanowski, Air Mail, 23 Aug. 2025
The message from the leftist Democrats and their odious myrmidons in the media, Hollywood, academia, Big Tech, et al is thus: Agree with our narrative or be destroyed.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 June 2024
In the pending merger of Sprint and T-Mobile, our myrmidons have a chance to do better.
—Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 11 May 2018
OK, first of all, George III didn't have myrmidons.
—Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 20 Mar. 2014
Recent Examples of Synonyms for myrmidon
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If there were a Cruelty Olympics, Trump’s sycophants would all be elbowing each other for the gold.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Mercury News,
7 Oct. 2025
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The only character who seems entirely transparent is Frederik, who can’t hide his resentment of his second-class spousal status or his contempt for the sycophants and mediocrities who cling to his wife like barnacles.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And SpongeBob, determined to not be just a bubble blowing baby boy, is set off on his own odyssey that takes him and his jolly starfish sidekick Patrick (Bill Fagerbakke) on a madcap adventure to the underworld with the ghost of The Flying Dutchman ( Mark Hamill ) and his lackey Barb (Regina Hall).—
Lindsey Bahr,
Boston Herald,
20 Dec. 2025
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Tony & Ziva wrapped its rollercoaster of an espionage tale Thursday with an intense finale, which picked up with the titular pair once again going in search of their daughter Tali after she’s kidnapped by Jonah Markham’s (Julian Ovendon) lackeys.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That aesthetic also reflects in the exquisite costumes by Olivier Bériot and Catherine Leterrier (in one scene, a henchman wears clothing featuring the same pattern as the elaborate wallpaper to camouflage).—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
11 Dec. 2025
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Also newly attached to Write to Kill are Simon Newton and Mike Wood, who will play henchmen.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
4 Dec. 2025
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Some eager minion jumped the gun and published in the morning what was supposed to be the post-ceremony press release announcing the winners.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
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Miami should have purged the roster even more, shipping off starters for draft picks, but apparently none of the bids enticed Ross and his minions, who are the individuals really calling the shots now.—
Omar Kelly
November 4,
Miami Herald,
4 Nov. 2025
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Voters rejected Maduro and his acolytes in July 2024, with close to 70 percent of the vote going to González, and indirectly Machado.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
5 Jan. 2026
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The event was co-opted as a starring vehicle for the president with acolytes as co-stars.—
Christine Ledbetter,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Earlier this year, the Israeli military retrieved the body of another soldier who was killed in the 2014 war.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Just off the Gregory House, a trail leads to the Hammock Landing Battery, where Confederate soldiers guarded the river from attack, protecting their manufacturing hub in Columbus, Georgia.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Pahlavi issued calls, rebroadcast by Farsi-language satellite news channels and websites abroad, for Iranians to return to the streets Friday night.—
Babak Dehghanpisheh,
NBC news,
9 Jan. 2026
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The plan includes three new Arctic naval vessels, two additional long-range surveillance drones and satellite capacity.—
Claudia Ciobanu,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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Trump’s ego and his lickspittles’ desire to feed it, should have nothing to do with commemorating the founding.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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California’s vulnerable House Republicans are a diverse gaggle that includes new blood and old-timers, a Trump antagonist and a Trump lickspittle.—
Michelle Cottle,
Mercury News,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Myrmidon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/myrmidon. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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