as in revolutionaries
a person who favors rapid and sweeping changes especially in laws and methods of government
radicals staged large, violent protests in the hopes of toppling the government
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Recent Examples of radicals
With the treaty up for renewal, a group of Black World radicals seeks to stop the agreement so that demons can wipe out humans and overtake our existence.
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Young radicals weren’t the only ones who sought Moore out.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Mamdani, who also has a bright political future, is tearing the Democrat Party apart, splitting leftist radicals from moderate or even liberal Democrats.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Power to the People is a portrait of John and Yoko as a young married couple splashing down in New York City, making friends with the local radicals and con men and boho scenesters.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
Before our very eyes, left-wing radicals toppled his statues, vandalized his monuments, tarnished his character, and sought to exile him from our public spaces.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 12 Oct. 2025
These OCORs are designed to last much longer than normal cleaning radicals.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
Democrats have fostered an environment of evil, emboldening radicals to kill, steal, and destroy.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
Anti-western radicals around the world are watching.
—Ayaan Hirsi Ali, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Young radicals weren’t the only ones who sought Moore out.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Mamdani, who also has a bright political future, is tearing the Democrat Party apart, splitting leftist radicals from moderate or even liberal Democrats.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Power to the People is a portrait of John and Yoko as a young married couple splashing down in New York City, making friends with the local radicals and con men and boho scenesters.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
Before our very eyes, left-wing radicals toppled his statues, vandalized his monuments, tarnished his character, and sought to exile him from our public spaces.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 12 Oct. 2025
These OCORs are designed to last much longer than normal cleaning radicals.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
Democrats have fostered an environment of evil, emboldening radicals to kill, steal, and destroy.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
Anti-western radicals around the world are watching.
—Ayaan Hirsi Ali, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for radicals
Noun
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Each robot, remotely operated, clinks glasses and gestures in unison, embodying the camaraderie and hope of the musical’s revolutionaries.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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Paul’s youth and vigor comes with lots of risk, the work of prior revolutionaries threatened to be set back many years.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But there’s nothing good about voting in two extremists into office, under any party affiliation.—
Nicole Russell,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The message referenced the murder of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh, who was killed by Islamic extremists in 2004 after releasing a short film critical of Islam.—
Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Radicals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/radicals. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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