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
Brighter scarlet and orange-leaning reds bring instant energy to cold-weather looks while still feeling classic and polished.
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Jennifer Hussein, InStyle, 31 Jan. 2026
MacKinnon and his Avalanche teammates were back in those blue Nordiques jerseys for a game in Montreal on Thursday, facing the Canadiens in their now customary home reds.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Beyond reds, the town is a gateway to Rioja’s whites and rosados made from Viura, Tempranillo Blanco, and Garnacha Blanca.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
That path through air bends and filters sunlight, scattering blues and letting reds and oranges linger, often creating a razor-thin gradient that stretches thousands of miles along the planet's curve.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The brain registers cool colors more slowly than warm colors—like reds, yellows, and oranges—so walls painted in cool colors seem to move away from the eye.
—Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
Jennifer Hussein, InStyle, 31 Jan. 2026
MacKinnon and his Avalanche teammates were back in those blue Nordiques jerseys for a game in Montreal on Thursday, facing the Canadiens in their now customary home reds.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Beyond reds, the town is a gateway to Rioja’s whites and rosados made from Viura, Tempranillo Blanco, and Garnacha Blanca.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
That path through air bends and filters sunlight, scattering blues and letting reds and oranges linger, often creating a razor-thin gradient that stretches thousands of miles along the planet's curve.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The brain registers cool colors more slowly than warm colors—like reds, yellows, and oranges—so walls painted in cool colors seem to move away from the eye.
—Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reds
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Meanwhile, rebels in 2024 overthrew Syria’s Bashar Assad after a yearslong, bloody war in which Iran backed his rule.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Season 2 finale of Percy Jackson and the Olympians saw Percy (Walker Scobell), Annabeth (Leah Sava Jeffries), Grover (Aryan Simhadri) mobilize the rest of the demigods against Luke (Charlie Bushnell) and his ragtag crew of rebels working to resurrect Kronos.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2026
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Set against the backdrop of 1930s East London, the musical dramatizes a pivotal historical moment when over 100,000 residents – Jews, Irish dockers, trade unionists, communists and everyday locals – united to oppose the rise of fascism in their neighborhood.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
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Time stopped in Cuba after the communists took over.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
17 Jan. 2026
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Those efforts, combined with security operations against both Sunni insurgents and Shiite militias, weakened al-Qaeda between 2007 and 2009, allowing al-Maliki to consolidate power.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
28 Jan. 2026
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Israel — home to more Holocaust survivors than any other country — marks its remembrance day, Yom HaShoah, on the anniversary of the April 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, emphasizing the heroism of the Jewish insurgents who resisted the Nazi terror.—
Vanessa Gera,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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As Hollywood mourns the loss of Catherine O’Hara, one of her Canadian comrades is paying tribute.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
31 Jan. 2026
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Will Poulter, playing a young newcomer to the program, gives a superb performance; so do the nonprofessional actors cast as his comrades-in-recovery.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2026
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Quarters honoring national heroes from the abolitionist, suffragette and civil rights eras have been scrapped and will be replaced by the nation's early White pioneers and revolutionaries.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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All three play key roles in the library scene—in which Walker’s revolutionaries, seeking justice for a racial atrocity, hold Morgan’s collection hostage—but none had visited the real thing, on Thirty-sixth Street.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Reds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reds. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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