as in rebels
someone who tries to overthrow or undermine a governing power
They were outted as subversives and exiled from the country.
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Noun
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Troops unknowingly entered an apartment building next to insurgents, and al-Qaeda forces hurled a grenade through a sniper hole, injuring one of the SEALs, Elliott Miller (Cosmo Jarvis).—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025 -
And when a couple of grenades are thrown into their space – because insurgents happen to be in the house next door – the action ratchets up and begins to spin out of control for the soldiers.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Calling Latinos traitors won’t sway any of them back toward Democrats.—
JP Brammer,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Dec. 2024
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With 21 contestants and a mysterious number of traitors among them, it's bound to be a rollicking good time.—
Lester Fabian Brathwaite,
EW.com,
18 Dec. 2024
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“Subversives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subversives. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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