subverter

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Noun
  • It’s populated by craven, cowardly traitors.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
  • After Kent’s resignation, Republican hawks denounced him as a kook and a traitor to the cause, without touching on the delicate question of why Trump appointed such a disreputable figure in the first place.
    Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Offer clear feedback to a collaborator in private, so mutual respect strengthens and the path forward becomes simpler for both of you.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The fashion brand Tommy Hilfiger announced Monday that Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce had been hired as a global brand ambassador and creative collaborator.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • On November 25, 1947, a majority of Hollywood top brass met at the Waldorf Astoria in New York and drafted the notorious Waldorf Statement that promised no studio would employ anyone who was a communist or suspected subversive.
    Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Loners lashing out America has had genuine subversives and left-wing terror networks in the past.
    Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Kansas City Royals used home runs by Kyle Isbel and Isaac Collins, two hitters not known for their power, to defeat the Minnesota Twins 3-1 on an unseasonably warm day in front of a sellout crowd of 39,320 in Kansas City's home opener.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The Minnesota Twins were defeated 3-1 by the Kansas City Royals, who used home runs by Kyle Isbel and Isaac Collins, two hitters not known for their power, on an unseasonably warm day in front of a sellout crowd of 39,320 in Kansas City's home opener.
    CBS News, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The Conservatives, currently led by Kemi Badenoch, slammed Braverman following her defection, characterizing her as an inevitable turncoat and questioning her mental faculties.
    Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 26 Jan. 2026
  • But the result is that a fair number of former Sanders allies or staffers have turned out to be MAGA turncoats, cranks, or washed out of politics altogether.
    Ryan Cooper, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • It is aided in its unceasing efforts to gain more power and undermine our institutions and rights by a Congress in which quislings claim a majority.
    Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
  • But the president's new FTC chair, Andrew Ferguson, is an outspoken Big Tech critic on X and is signaling the panel won't be stacked with pro-industry quislings.
    Marc Caputo, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Judas, the betrayer of Jesus Christ, was believed to be the 13th Apostle to join the table at the Last Supper.
    Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Court documents report the four conspirators broke into a home, held a man at gunpoint, restrained him, then took $1,000 in cash from him.
    Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2026
  • His co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell, is serving a prison sentence.
    Paula Wethington, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Subverter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subverter. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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