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adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for subversive
Noun
  • In confrontations with both India and Iran, Pakistan has consistently denied offering safe haven to transnational rebels at a time when the country was struggling to stem a deadly wave of attacks by insurgents against its own soldiers and civilians.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Many Muslim Kashmiris support the rebels’ goal of uniting the territory, either under Pakistani rule or as an independent country.
    Aijaz Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Under the plan, the department will also combine two bureaus focused on arms control and eliminate units focused on countering violent extremism from the department’s counterterrorism bureau.
    Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Related: Trump administration captured 'very violent' top street gang leader.
    Krystal Nurse, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, the insurgents attacking the American soldiers are truly faceless.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The mission began in fairly standard form: The SEALs infiltrated a bleak and dusty corner of Ramadi that happened to overlook a marketplace and, unbeknownst to them, also sat across from the lair of the Iraqi insurgents.
    Fred Schruers, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • But what actually makes video content truly revolutionary, extending beyond national boundaries to achieve global reach?
    Dr. Bin Tang, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • And through radical self-trust, culturally rooted support, and the power of storytelling, Black birthing people are creating a new legacy where joy, safety, and sovereignty are no longer revolutionary.
    Stephanie Long, Essence, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Italy's special police unit Digos is leading an investigation looking into the possibility that anarchists set fire to the cars on the eastern outskirts of the Italian capital, a security source said.
    USA Today, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Instead of undermining the state by killing off plutocrats and presidents, anarchists ended up strengthening it.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Subversive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subversive. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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