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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.
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Julia Gaffield,
The Conversation,
15 June 2026
Kings, poets, scientists and revolutionaries wanted to meet him and sought his advice.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
2 June 2026
Perpetual identification with revolutionaries isn't great for the nation's political health.
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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.
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Julia Gaffield,
The Conversation,
15 June 2026
Kings, poets, scientists and revolutionaries wanted to meet him and sought his advice.
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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.
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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.
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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
Noun
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Where are the voices of all the mainstream Democrats in response to the takeover by the radicals in the Democratic Party today?
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The one in which his tiny team of negotiators surrendered to the radicals ruling that luckless nation.
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And the old person who rebels is ridiculous.
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There was relative peace for 11 years, until a second civil war erupted in 1983, when leaders in Khartoum imposed sharia (Islamic) law and accelerated repression of the southern Christian rebels, which ultimately allowed a ruthless military officer, Omar al-Bashir, to come to power in 1989.
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Opportunists like the daycare group, which was selling weapons, and extremists — not the hobbyists.
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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.
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Sistan-Baluchistan, which borders Pakistan and Afghanistan, has long seen clashes between security forces, insurgents and drug smugglers.
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Nine American soldiers died and 27 others were injured while fighting a battle against 200 Taliban insurgents in the village of Wanat in Afghanistan’s Waygal Valley.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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Had enough listening to crazies.
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“Revolutionaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolutionaries. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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