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as in radical
being very far from the center of public opinion
a candidate with a lot of crazy, revolutionary ideas that no one seems to be going for
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as in insurgent
taking part in a rebellion
revolutionary forces that were soundly defeated before reaching the capital
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as in rebel
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 revolutionist
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 revolutionary
Scott Atran, The Conversation, 17 June 2026
But there were also a smattering of fans with pre-revolutionary flags who booed the Iranian national anthem and erupted in celebration when New Zealand scored an early goal.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 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
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Adjective
Why spectators experience awe Mass rallies, military parades, religious pilgrimages, revolutionary festivals and combat spectacles can all produce moments in which individuals feel absorbed into something larger than themselves.
—Scott Atran, The Conversation, 17 June 2026
But there were also a smattering of fans with pre-revolutionary flags who booed the Iranian national anthem and erupted in celebration when New Zealand scored an early goal.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Noun
Today he can be found dressed as Revere at the Paul Revere House or, on special occasions, reenacting the revolutionary’s famous midnight ride.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolutionary
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In a world of collapsing trust in public-facing institutions, voters say they are drawn by Reform’s promises of a radical change from the old Labour-Conservative Party duopoly.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
18 June 2026
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John Maynard Keynes dreamed of an end to work, and some of the most radical and visionary progressive utopias today involve envisioning an abundant society beyond the need for labor.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
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Four years ago, during his insurgent first campaign, this editorial board had been wary of some of Mejia’s radical rhetoric.—
The Editorial Board,
Daily News,
10 June 2026
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Twenty years on, Pratt is once again a figure who can’t be ignored: an insurgent challenger to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’s reelection bid.—
Louis Staples,
The Atlantic,
1 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
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After the game, the team were addressed by a group of government officials who, according to Ilunga at least, threatened them with extreme consequences if things went really badly in their game against Brazil.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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After all the angst about traffic, high ticket prices, long security lines and extreme heat, stadium operations ran relatively smoothly.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
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To promote the new launch, the duo teamed up on a campaign captured on the streets of Paris by photographer Daniel Roché, with the aim of creating a series of images that reflects the fusion of youth culture and a cool, rebellious edge, Asics said.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
20 June 2026
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The last of the rebellious slaveholding states was finally under federal control.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
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The collection drew inspiration from two seemingly distant sources: a still-life painting of a shirt collar by Joe Brainard, the prolific 1960s New York writer and artist, and a short story by Yu Dafu, the early 20th-century Chinese author and revolutionist.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
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In a country shackled and scarred by race, religion, gender, and class, much of that rationalized and reified by mainline American churches, the Disciples were genial revolutionists offering inclusion, education, and empowerment for those at the margins.—
Richard D. Mahoney,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Apr. 2025
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More recently, the Department of Justice charged the Southern Poverty Law Center — a civil rights nonprofit accused by Republicans of targeting conservatives in its work tracking extremists — with defrauding donors through payments to informants.—
James Pollard,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Also on Wednesday, FBI Director Kash Patel warned that the World Cup matches could be targets for extremists.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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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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“Revolutionary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolutionary. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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