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revolutionist

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noun

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as in revolutionary
a person who favors rapid and sweeping changes especially in laws and methods of government after a long series of weak leaders, the people were ready for a revolutionist who promised to bring sweeping change to the nation

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Recent Examples of revolutionist
Noun
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 As the head of China’s Nationalist government, Chiang and his party were trying to establish control in a nation divided among revolutionists, nationalists, Indigenous warlords, and a developing communist army and government. Susan Tate Ankeny, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2024 Many revolutionists see heavy tank casualties in Ukraine as the key indicator for the tank’s looming obsolescence in the face of newly lethal precision antitank weapons. Stephen Biddle, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2023 Leading that revolt is young revolutionist Luigi (Vincenzo Crea), while much older Silvestro (Luca Lionello) hopes to change things from within, by running for a public office usually held by the gentry. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 June 2023 On the second episode of Broken Bread this season, Choi talks to farm-to-table revolutionist Alice Waters about the importance of slow food. Andy Wang, Robb Report, 19 Jan. 2022 The red flag of the revolutionist in Lower California floats from the mast of the Mexican custom house in the Mexican town, the result of by far the most desperate and sanguinary battle yet fought on the Mexican peninsula. sandiegouniontribune.com, 9 May 2018 From the early days of Silicon Valley’s Internet-era revolution, as engineers, designers, and financiers began to recognize the potential of their inventions, sanctimony was a distinct feature of the revolutionists. Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolutionist
Adjective
  • Contemporary art and international cuisine On the city’s southeastern edge, the formerly industrial Porta Romana neighborhood is undergoing a radical transformation as the sustainably minded site of the Olympic Village, where 1,300 athletes will be housed.
    Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Republicans quickly consolidated Democrats, Antifa, and trans people into one radical enemy.
    Grace Byron, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Yet through Bob, Anderson finds his way into this story in a way that feels self-reflective and in conversation with a whole generation of coulda been revolutionaries.
    Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Assata Shakur, the Black revolutionary and godmother to Tupac Shakur, has died, Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported last Friday, September 26.
    Walden Green, Pitchfork, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Alcalá has pleaded guilty to collaborating with Colombia’s FARC rebels.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The rebels also cited the need to take out the massive scam operations as justification for their offensive – which analysts say China likely greenlit.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • During the third quarter, Fever star Kelsey Mitchell left the court due to extreme cramping in her lower body.
    Frank Nunns O'Connell, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
  • But the plan roundly ignores the contributions of climate change to the state's extreme heat problem.
    Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Jahmai Jones’ two-run single in the top of the fifth proved the difference, punching Detroit’s ticket to the playoffs and ensuring the Tigers would go into Game 162 with a chance to claw back the AL Central title from the insurgent Cleveland Guardians on the final day of the regular season.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Labels matter Security analysts say the situation in Haiti continues to defy clear international legal characterization and the choice of labels – crisis, armed conflict, gangs, terrorist groups, armed groups, criminal groups, insurgents – carries significant legal and humanitarian implications.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025

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“Revolutionist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolutionist. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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