as in deserters
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 renegades
There are Sixties rock bands like the Sonics and the Small Faces, and pioneering hippie renegades like Love or the Thirteenth Floor Elevators.
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Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
24 June 2026
People didn’t come to the series with a working knowledge of the State Department, ready to see what the renegades were like.
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Debora Cahn,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
The men who once styled themselves renegades increasingly resembled every other hyper-online young guy—gaming, memeing, trading.
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Clara Molot,
Vanity Fair,
17 Mar. 2026
But in order to remain a meaningful platform for creative renegades, the festival needs to also take risks.
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Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
But a few renegades creatively defected across the pond, looking instead at America for inspiration.
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Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
VCs raining money on said brilliant renegades, despite signals that the market wasn’t quite mature enough and money was being lit on fire?
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Cortney Harding,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Fleeing persecution in this little schoolhouse, we were suddenly transformed into renegades, dissidents.
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Chandler Fritz,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
Otago is often referred to as one of New Zealand's youngest wine regions, given that, as recently as the mid-1990s, there were only a handful of vineyards run by renegades experimenting to find out which grapes thrived in the climate.
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David Amsden,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Aug. 2024
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
24 June 2026
People didn’t come to the series with a working knowledge of the State Department, ready to see what the renegades were like.
—
Debora Cahn,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
The men who once styled themselves renegades increasingly resembled every other hyper-online young guy—gaming, memeing, trading.
—
Clara Molot,
Vanity Fair,
17 Mar. 2026
But in order to remain a meaningful platform for creative renegades, the festival needs to also take risks.
—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
But a few renegades creatively defected across the pond, looking instead at America for inspiration.
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Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
VCs raining money on said brilliant renegades, despite signals that the market wasn’t quite mature enough and money was being lit on fire?
—
Cortney Harding,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Fleeing persecution in this little schoolhouse, we were suddenly transformed into renegades, dissidents.
—
Chandler Fritz,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
Otago is often referred to as one of New Zealand's youngest wine regions, given that, as recently as the mid-1990s, there were only a handful of vineyards run by renegades experimenting to find out which grapes thrived in the climate.
—
David Amsden,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Aug. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for renegades
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And within his own country’s history, particularly, Dhont discovered the fates that met would-be deserters who were caught — brutal sentences often leading to death.
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Harry Truman granted amnesty to certain World War II deserters, while Jimmy Carter granted pardons to hundreds of thousands of individuals who dodged the draft during the Vietnam War.
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Keep your actual and suspected traitors closer – the non-loyal, uncommitted, secretive, suspicious, dishonest, deceitful, chronically negative, and regularly undermining.
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Both groups were accused of being spies, traitors and collaborators, according to the report.
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That's partly because eastern Congo is also battling ongoing violence from rebels.
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That’s partly because eastern Congo is also battling ongoing violence from rebels.
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Ocasio-Cortez, who may be eyeing a House leadership role or Senate bid, has stayed out of key New York City-area House races, unlike Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Sanders, who are backing insurgents trying to oust incumbents.
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Two very different—and very close—insurgents Warshaw’s path to this race runs through the places where New York’s biggest problems actually live.
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“Renegades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renegades. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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