outlawry

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlawry
Noun
  • Hanson parlayed his small-time criminality into a risky alliance with a powerful Mexican drug lord, intertwining his quest for wealth with the deadly world of organized crime.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
  • And while many waited to be saved, the television cameras focused on the alleged looting and purported criminality of those simply trying to survive.
    Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • As Pietro becomes more impatient with Gatti, hearing about Felice’s losing streak in his nightly phone calls home, Felice is prompted into his first, necessary act of rebellion against his father’s loving but stifling authority.
    Jessica Kiang, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Although the political protests in Los Angeles included some violence, the judge reasoned that the violence did not rise to a rebellion and did not prevent a traditional police response.
    Luke William Hunt, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Vance is fresh off a stay in the English countryside, where the staff of popular pub The Bull in Charlbury allegedly threatened a mutiny if they were forced to serve the staunch conservative.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2025
  • So no red eyes, no space mutinies — just words, structured to be helpful.
    Chris Reed, Oc Register, 30 July 2025
Noun
  • Understanding the future of technology—and the wild imagination, hubris, and upheaval that accompany every technological revolution—has been a preoccupation among Atlantic writers for generations.
    Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Interestingly, it was found spinning at 100 revolutions per second.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This summer’s uprising against ICE’s cruelty was just the latest in a long tradition.
    John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Other notes reference the Gordon Riots — an uprising in 1780 spurred by anti-Catholic sentiment — and the Mohocks, a violent gang of upper-class young men who got drunk and attacked people.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The last time a president bypassed a state’s governor in sending the National Guard to quell civil unrest was in Selma, Alabama, in 1965.
    Luke William Hunt, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Since the summer of unrest over the death of George Floyd, the NFL has allowed teams to have performers sing the song, known as the Black national anthem.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In addition to Kalima’s holograph, the Stories of Survival exhibit also features objects from those who survived such strife in Armenia, Bosnia, Cambodia, Iraq, Rwanda, South Sudan and Syria.
    Kelly Haramis, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The Chrisley family's grand return to TV after Todd and Julie's pardon releases from prison is marred by family strife that grew during the years of lockup.
    Ryan Coleman September 2, EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In California’s strawberry fields, an ICE raid sparked widespread panic and disruption among farmworker communities.
    David Rodriguez Muñoz, Freep.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Pre-season was smoother compared to last year’s disruption when the women’s team had to move out of their building to make way for the men’s team.
    Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Outlawry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlawry. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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