myrmidon

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Recent Examples of myrmidon 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
Noun
  • He’s surrounded mostly by true believers and sycophants and able to engage somewhat freely in various forms of government dismantling and corruption.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 22 July 2025
  • This is not the summer Trump and his sycophants had planned.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 22 July 2025
Noun
  • Blaming Christos for a substation outage, The Dama’s lackey gassed the lot of ’em and bashed in their heads.
    Charlie Mason, TVLine, 1 June 2025
  • Outside of one good scene between Clark and Lois, almost every frame is constantly packed with characters, whether this is the (admittedly very funny) Justice Gang (Nathan Fillion’s Green Lantern, Isabela Merced’s Hawkgirl and Edi Gathegi’s scene-stealing Mister Terrific) or Lex and his lackeys.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • Nina gets free just in time, only to find Saxton and Jim battling a ballet of bullets with Sal’s men — a firefight that gets Saxton’s blunt-force henchman Billy (Evan Jones) shot through the eye.
    Hunter Ingram, Variety, 4 July 2025
  • The wretched music alone is worth it, as is Victor Von Doom's henchman, who sounds like a little kid trying to impersonate Dracula.
    Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • This summer has already given ample evidence of how poorly Trump and his minions understand California.
    Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 18 July 2025
  • Trump and his minions have gone so far as to limit the Associated Press’ access to the White House in a petulant tantrum because the AP, like the rest of the world, refuses to accept his silly renaming of the Gulf of Mexico.
    John A. Ragosta, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • In so many ways, we shouldn’t be surprised at this latest announcement coming from the Trump EPA, led by Lee Zeldin, a former supporter of climate change action turned Trump acolyte.
    Dr. Mark A. Boyer, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2025
  • People who’ve gotten an invitation, a group that appears to be composed largely of influencers adjacent to and acolytes of CEO Elon Musk, use an app to call for a ride, similar to ride-hailing apps Uber and Lyft.
    David Ingram, NBC news, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • In 1961: After a decree by the Volkskammer, East German soldiers began installing a barbed wire barrier through Berlin.
    Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • South Korean soldiers fire from a K1 tank during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, Australia's largest-ever military drills at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, near Rockhampton, Australia, on July 14, 2025.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Modi began his career as an RSS apparatchik before being sent by the organization to work for the BJP.
    HARTOSH SINGH BAL, Foreign Affairs, 30 June 2025
  • The new play now at A Red Orchid Theatre is about the existential angst that flows from an acting role only a Soviet apparatchik could truly love: standing in for a murderous dictator with myriad enemies.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • Many viewers will receive the service for free as part of their subscription to cable, satellite and most streaming services.
    Joe Reedy, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Per the previous reporting from Marchand, the service will allow subscribers to bypass cable or satellite providers to watch all ESPN programming, including live games, through ESPN’s app.
    Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 6 Aug. 2025

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“Myrmidon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/myrmidon. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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