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
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.
—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
Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
But a few renegades creatively defected across the pond, looking instead at America for inspiration.
—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
Noun
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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.—
Stewart Ulrich,
The Conversation,
15 Dec. 2025
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More important, though, is the fact that the judge who posited that hordes of deserters could follow Vovchenko’s example seems to be overstepping his role.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The challenge gave the faithful a chance to identify the traitors with just a few rounds left.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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But that does not mean that those Maryland families with pre-war Confederate roots were, or are, traitors.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Petro also urged the rebels to back efforts to replace coca crops in the northeastern Catatumbo region.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Feb. 2026
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With Yemen challenged by the social and economic effects of a sporadic but ongoing civil war between Houthi rebels and the central government, conditions have proven difficult for Almatrahi and his family members to visit their homeland.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Those funds often backed far-right Republican insurgents.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Amid the nods to social media and cancel culture and the shallow perils of modern celebrity, the image of Taylor-Joy’s disciplined group of insurgents, who speak in almost archaic, poetic dialogue, strikes a bracing contrast.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Renegades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renegades. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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