reactionaries

plural of reactionary

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Recent Examples of reactionaries Yes, the movie’s reactionaries are ridiculous, never more so than when Penn’s comic-book antagonist is onscreen. Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025 When Atsu was first revealed as the game’s protagonist, reactionaries jumped to disavow the sequel, citing bad-faith reasoning that failed to hide their prejudices. Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025 The Dreyfusards, his defenders, were largely liberal supporters of the secular, democratic Republic; the anti-Dreyfusards were mostly Roman Catholic reactionaries who despised everything the modern state represented. Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reactionaries
Noun
  • The deal also drew criticism from conservatives outside of the MAGA base.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Both liberals and conservatives now reshape government through executive power and Supreme Court rulings instead of formal amendments, which undermines democratic participation.
    Big Think, Big Think, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The top-four right side isn’t pretty with Gudas and Trouba, a couple of physical, hard-nosed veterans who are serviceable, but likely to get caved in with high-leverage roles.
    Harman Dayal, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • McDaniel gave both Grant and Savaiianaea credit for being steadfast in their commitment to improvement yet also encouraged his veterans to be better to avoid the rookies’ struggles being so magnified.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025

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