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as in radicals
a person who favors rapid and sweeping changes especially in laws and methods of government
after the collapse of the Russian monarchy, the moderate socialists briefly governed until being overthrown by the Bolshevik revolutionaries
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as in rebels
a person who rises up against authority
at first the government was not worried about this small band of unarmed revolutionaries
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Recent Examples of revolutionaries
Some imagery on the shirt, depicting Haitian revolutionaries from the early 1800s, was declared political and therefore not allowed, having fallen foul of FIFA’s often quite stringent rules around kits at World Cups.
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Nick Miller, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Both then and now, targeting revolutionaries like Dessalines has supported that goal.
—Julia Gaffield, The Conversation, 15 June 2026
Kings, poets, scientists and revolutionaries wanted to meet him and sought his advice.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Not helping was Parliament’s passage of the Tea Act in 1773, to which revolutionaries responded by dumping tea into Boston Harbor.
—Laurie Kellman, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
Not helping was Parliament's passage of the Tea Act in 1773, to which revolutionaries responded by dumping tea into Boston Harbor.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
Allen maintains that the hypocrisy of Thomas Jefferson and his brother revolutionaries regarding slavery does not negate the enduring wisdom of their words.
—Michael Kazin, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
This despite its violent, heroic left-leaning revolutionaries and a cabal of right-wing racists with unapologetically murderous intentions.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026
Perpetual identification with revolutionaries isn't great for the nation's political health.
—Evan Gottesman, Washington Post, 25 May 2026
Nick Miller, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Both then and now, targeting revolutionaries like Dessalines has supported that goal.
—Julia Gaffield, The Conversation, 15 June 2026
Kings, poets, scientists and revolutionaries wanted to meet him and sought his advice.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Not helping was Parliament’s passage of the Tea Act in 1773, to which revolutionaries responded by dumping tea into Boston Harbor.
—Laurie Kellman, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
Not helping was Parliament's passage of the Tea Act in 1773, to which revolutionaries responded by dumping tea into Boston Harbor.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
Allen maintains that the hypocrisy of Thomas Jefferson and his brother revolutionaries regarding slavery does not negate the enduring wisdom of their words.
—Michael Kazin, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
This despite its violent, heroic left-leaning revolutionaries and a cabal of right-wing racists with unapologetically murderous intentions.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026
Perpetual identification with revolutionaries isn't great for the nation's political health.
—Evan Gottesman, Washington Post, 25 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolutionaries
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The actor got his start on Family Ties, an '80s sitcom about the Keaton family, whose matriarch and patriarch were once 1960s radicals now attempting to raise their Reagan-era children in suburbia.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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Increasingly, however, that tent seems to have room for radicals and ideological extremists while pushing out Democrats who think independently.—
Doug Friednash,
Denver Post,
3 June 2026
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Analysts, including those at the ISP-M, say China has intermittently backed both Myanmar's ruling military, and the rebels that military is battling in the country's civil war, depending on its varying economic and security interests.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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The celebratory tours take visitors through the city's historic brick roads and along the bayfront, uncovering colonial stories of East Florida's loyalty to the British, imprisoned founding fathers and patriot rebels.—
Amy Galo,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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Opportunists like the daycare group, which was selling weapons, and extremists — not the hobbyists.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2026
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Many of these decisions were made so Netanyahu could retain the support of the far-right extremists keeping him in power and avoid a possible jail sentence on corruption charges.—
Thomas L. Friedman,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
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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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The insurgents become known as the Osos (Bears).—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
12 June 2026
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In July 1936, anarchists set fire to the church’s crypt and broke into the architect’s workshop before destroying many of his plans and plaster models.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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But divining Gaudí's intentions has required detective work, because during the Spanish Civil War, anarchists protesting the Catholic Church set fire to parts of the structure, and smashed Gaudí's models into 8,000 pieces.—
Seth Doane,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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Actually, there was a good reason, and the reason was that those crazies over at CBS were airing this season up to SIX NIGHTS A WEEK!—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 June 2026
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Had enough listening to crazies.—
Neil Senturia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 May 2026
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“Revolutionaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolutionaries. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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