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noun

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Recent Examples of rogue
Adjective
The series Witsec follows a DOJ lawyer and a hardened mob hitman, both fed up with the corrupt institutions around them, who form a precarious alliance to convict criminal titans and save lives in the rogue origins of the Witness Protection Program. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025 In a desperate attempt to stop The Entity, President Erika Sloane (Angela Bassett) locates Ethan, who is now a rogue agent, and asks him to achieve the impossible by finding a way to shut the maniacal AI down. Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
Losing control of a megasystem is far more plausible than a single AI going rogue. Eric Markowitz, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025 This quiz will test your knowledge, challenge your assumptions, and maybe even teach you something new about the rocky rogues of our solar system. Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rogue
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rogue
Adjective
  • Throughout the enrollment process, there was no reason to believe the official birth certificate was fraudulent.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • One plaintiff claimed their debit card was allegedly used for $80 in fraudulent charges.
    Chase Jordan October 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Currently, Wiig is in her villain era.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
  • With Ka-young’s help, Iblis is able to destroy the Flower of Eternal Life, which had allowed Khalid to live forever (at least until this point), and the villain fades to dust.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Because monkeys bang on typewriters and kingdoms fall.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Plus, two flying monkeys follow her into the sky.
    Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Unboxed, these black silicone bands look unassuming, but their simplicity is deceptive.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The shuttering of the agency that enforces laws against anticompetitive and deceptive business behavior is one small part of the national gridlock that began on Wednesday and could result in the furlough of 750,000 federal workers and delay air travel.
    Reuters, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • An extermination of the brutes in the Middle East, presided over by Obama’s successors, has been followed by a swift cancellation by Trumpian decree of the postracial age.
    Pankaj Mishra, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Each fits into typical RPG classes — with Armon being the close combat brute, Harlow the magical crowd control specialist, Rafa the agile rogue, and Vex serving as a summoner who calls on minions to do the dirty work.
    George Yang, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But this is no case study in the evils of devil-worshipping musicians.
    Judy Berman, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Whether or not Alice lived happily ever after, Gertrude seems to have done so, at least once her devils were banished by inscrutability.
    Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Most playoff games are often decided by big moments and managerial decisions, not crooked numbers and tired relievers.
    Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The show, which followed a crooked New Mexican lawyer, played by Bob Odenkirk, was an archly funny drama, shot partly in gritty black-and-white.
    Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Their 7-3 win over the Cubs in Game 2 of the other NLDS matchup was powered solely by three monster home runs.
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Season 3 picks up with the Monster Association arc, as S-class heroes band together to rescue a hostage taken by monsters claiming affiliation with the villainous organization.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Rogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rogue. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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