as in deserter
a person who abandons a cause or organization usually without right
a band of renegades who had deserted their infantry units and were making their way to Mexico
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Recent Examples of renegade
Hank Sanders, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
The renegades’ aim was to alert the people in their outies’ lives of the horrors innies experience.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
Jimmy Golen, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Even the more historically renegade young designers sent out more polished messages.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 12 Mar. 2025
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Noun
To someone, the renegade and pop-culture memes might be worth a few months’ rent.
—Hank Sanders, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
The renegades’ aim was to alert the people in their outies’ lives of the horrors innies experience.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Chris Shumate added 13 points and 11 rebounds for McNeese, which has been best-known this March for its viral, rapping manager and a renegade coach who has reportedly already lined up his next job — at NC State.
—Jimmy Golen, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Even the more historically renegade young designers sent out more polished messages.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for renegade
Noun
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Its return hearkens back to other periods in American history when firing squads were more common, such as the colonial era and the Civil War, when it was used against deserters.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC News,
7 Mar. 2025
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The dominant plot thread involves a romance between Lucia and Pietro (Giuseppe De Domenico), a Sicilian deserter who catches Lucia’s eye.—
Ben Kenigsberg,
New York Times,
25 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The American president is a traitor to the democratic world.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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If that isn’t pressure enough, the women are faced with a mysterious traitor who emerges, years later, as the three friends are torn apart.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Golden lived with his mother and grandmother growing up and occasionally lived in hotels and other nontraditional housing.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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As solid color gowns continue to go mainstream, colorful florals, whether printed or embellished, are destined to be the next frontier for nontraditional brides looking to stand out.—
Emily Mercer,
Footwear News,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In confrontations with both India and Iran, Pakistan has consistently denied offering safe haven to transnational rebels at a time when the country was struggling to stem a deadly wave of attacks by insurgents against its own soldiers and civilians.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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Many Muslim Kashmiris support the rebels’ goal of uniting the territory, either under Pakistani rule or as an independent country.—
Aijaz Hussain,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, the insurgents attacking the American soldiers are truly faceless.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
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The mission began in fairly standard form: The SEALs infiltrated a bleak and dusty corner of Ramadi that happened to overlook a marketplace and, unbeknownst to them, also sat across from the lair of the Iraqi insurgents.—
Fred Schruers,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Renegade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renegade. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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