radicals

plural of radical

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of radicals 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 The radicals on the left are the problem. ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025 Soon, Joan ends up on the run with young radicals. Marta Balaga, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025 On the one side, bell bottoms became the signature look of 1970s radicals. Stephen Mihm, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for radicals
Noun
  • At the time, the French people reporting on the ground and from abroad held Dessalines and other Haitian revolutionaries to a different standard.
    Julia Gaffield, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The Mexican actor plays revolutionaries in both season 2 of Star Wars series Andor and new movie musical, Kiss of the Spider Woman.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Goldman analysts aren’t extremists like, say, legendary venture capitalist Vinod Khosla, who says AI will automate 80% of all jobs by 2030.
    Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Far too many school boards are being overtaken by far-right extremists determined to distort our public education system and target LGBTQ+ youth.
    Chris Ward, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Radicals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/radicals. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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