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Recent Examples of resister
The rationale made sense for a different model: free up equity, open promotion ladders, cycle out potential resisters.
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Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Sherrill focused many of her critiques on ICE and Trump’s immigration policies, positioning the state as a major resister of Trump’s deportation plans.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 20 Jan. 2026
These were not distinct but interconnected realms, and the links among them allowed resisters to draw on a wide range of moral and material resources.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Newsom got another fix of national media attention to bolster his image as resister-in-chief to the commander-in-chief, in apparent preparation for a 2028 presidential campaign.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025
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Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Sherrill focused many of her critiques on ICE and Trump’s immigration policies, positioning the state as a major resister of Trump’s deportation plans.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 20 Jan. 2026
These were not distinct but interconnected realms, and the links among them allowed resisters to draw on a wide range of moral and material resources.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Newsom got another fix of national media attention to bolster his image as resister-in-chief to the commander-in-chief, in apparent preparation for a 2028 presidential campaign.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resister
Noun
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In his most recent outing, Kape knocked out former UFC flyweight title challenger Brandon Royval in December.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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The mayor has used his political capital instead to back challengers who, by definition, can deliver less federal funding.—
Bradley Tusk,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2026
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Mahamat Idriss Déby, 42, seized power in Chad after his father, Idriss Déby, was killed fighting rebels in 2021, before winning elections in 2024.—
Farai Mutsaka,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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The group has been responsible for current President Faustin-Archange Touadéra’s security and for fighting rebel groups.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
Noun
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The uniform of the conformist — sports shirt, cardigan, tennis shoes — is as easily recognized as that of the recusant — dirty white T, sideburns, two days’ growth of beard.—
Chris Jones,
chicagotribune.com,
15 July 2019
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Evan Turk’s provocative and emotive illustrations, portraits within this portrait, bring swirling movement and feeling to the story of this defier and definer of the times.—
BostonGlobe.com,
BostonGlobe.com,
22 Apr. 2021
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Everybody enjoys being thought of as a scofflaw, or a hell-raiser, or defier of authority, especially if such activity happened in the past.—
Karen Martin,
Arkansas Online,
29 Nov. 2020
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In 2022, French forces departed Mali as insurgents made incursions into the capital, Bamako.—
Kaitlyn Rabe,
The Conversation,
16 June 2026
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But now the onetime insurgent sits atop a sprawling establishment.—
Jesse Bedayn,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
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Pitcairn is well-known as the island on which Fletcher Christian and other British mutineers from the HMS Bounty took refuge after the 1789 events that toppled Capt.—
Matthew Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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Language purists like to remind anyone who will listen that decimation actually means the slaughter of one in ten people, and was the military punishment wielded by the Roman army against deserters and mutineers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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Yesterday, in an effort to galvanize democratic forces, oppositionists announced the foundation of the Strategic Council of Republicans Inside Iran.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
1 Mar. 2026
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Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) is a Sunni Islamist umbrella group of oppositionist forces with ideological and organizational roots in al-Qaeda.—
Joseph Epstein,
Newsweek,
10 Dec. 2024
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Earlier this week, Swiss anarchist-hacker Maia Arson Crimew leaked information about Dialog, the secretive, invite-only organization cofounded by right-wing tech billionaire Peter Thiel in 2006.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
18 June 2026
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Trump has long invoked the term against a range of political opponents, including peaceful protesters without anarchist-leanings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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“Resister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resister. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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