1
as in rebels
a person who rises up against authority
the reds demanded a violent overthrow of the government
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as in communists
capitalized
an adherent or advocate of an economic system in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state
the story of John Reed, the only American Red buried within the Kremlin
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Recent Examples of reds
In winter, visitors like to duck in from the cold to sample wines at many of the Old Mission Peninsula's wineries, sipping warm reds and dry whites while watching the sun set over frozen Lake Michigan.
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Ashlyn Ware, Midwest Living, 7 Jan. 2026
Gift with Taste 672 elevates gifting with flexible deliveries of Napa’s most exceptional reds, handpicked by Robb Report editors.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2026
From calming blues and earthy greens to warm reds and soothing yellows, these paint colors are more than meets the eye.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
Shorter wavelengths fall away and reds and oranges remain.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 1 Jan. 2026
The company is also building a Bio Color Circle, broadening blues and adding reds, yellows, and neutrals for fashion (beyond denim), beauty, and other industries.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 11 Nov. 2025
Auroras typically appear in a range of colors, including greens, pinks and reds, often featuring several shades of these colors.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 11 Nov. 2025
This is where high-acid whites, sparklers, and chillable reds shine, wines that refresh the palate and kick-start your appetite again.
—Anna Lee C. Iijima, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Nov. 2025
More than 70 years later, White Christmas still looks gorgeous, positively popping with berry reds, snowy whites, and minty greens.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Nov. 2025
Ashlyn Ware, Midwest Living, 7 Jan. 2026
Gift with Taste 672 elevates gifting with flexible deliveries of Napa’s most exceptional reds, handpicked by Robb Report editors.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2026
From calming blues and earthy greens to warm reds and soothing yellows, these paint colors are more than meets the eye.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
Shorter wavelengths fall away and reds and oranges remain.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 1 Jan. 2026
The company is also building a Bio Color Circle, broadening blues and adding reds, yellows, and neutrals for fashion (beyond denim), beauty, and other industries.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 11 Nov. 2025
Auroras typically appear in a range of colors, including greens, pinks and reds, often featuring several shades of these colors.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 11 Nov. 2025
This is where high-acid whites, sparklers, and chillable reds shine, wines that refresh the palate and kick-start your appetite again.
—Anna Lee C. Iijima, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Nov. 2025
More than 70 years later, White Christmas still looks gorgeous, positively popping with berry reds, snowy whites, and minty greens.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reds
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By providing only air cover for the rebels, our intervention left the situation on the ground to the local competing forces, tribes and militias, which were divided then and remain divided to this day.—
Thomas L. Friedman,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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He's accused of running a network that partnered with violent groups including Mexico’s Sinaloa and Zetas cartels, Colombian FARC rebels and Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
5 Jan. 2026
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The self-governing island split from the mainland in 1949 after Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists retreated there upon losing a civil war with Mao Zedong’s communists.—
Ted Anthony,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Dec. 2025
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Rockwell claimed Jewish communists were behind the Civil Rights Movement, while the Nation of Islam published a pseudo-historical book in 1991 claiming that Jews were responsible for the transatlantic slave trade.—
George Michael,
The Conversation,
19 Dec. 2025
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Syria’s al-Assad went down after Israel gutted Lebanese Hezbollah, following which Turkish aided and directed insurgents representing a minority of the country marched into Damascus.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
4 Jan. 2026
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The failing economy would accomplish what [Cowley] and his fellow literary insurgents had been unable to.—
Vince Passaro,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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Will Trump offer Maduro refuge in another country—perhaps Turkey—in exchange for his asking his comrades in Caracas to stand down?—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
3 Jan. 2026
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All true but what has the proud Eagle Division accomplished with its worthy comrades the 10th Armored Division, the 705th Tank Destroyer Battalion and all the rest?—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
25 Dec. 2025
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Parts of the movie were adapted from the novel Vineland, and some of the radical groups and revolutionaries were loosely inspired by real-life movements from the 1960s and 1970s.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
21 Dec. 2025
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Sometimes revolutionaries come on the scene, guiding how mathematicians think about a particular field for generations.—
Jordana Cepelewicz,
Quanta Magazine,
18 Dec. 2025
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“Reds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reds. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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