subverter

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Noun
  • As the castle’s internal order collapses under the weight of a string of baffling crimes, Araki strikes a fragile alliance with Kuroda Kanbei – a razor-minded captive languishing in his own dungeon – in a race to root out a traitor before Oda’s army closes in.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026
  • In the context of his time, Jesus was considered a traitor — an enemy of the Roman Empire.
    Michael J Christensen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Che Pope, a longtime collaborator and friend of Ye’s, said the man who has done everything from producing some of the biggest names in the industry to launching his own successful fashion brand is simply being himself.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026
  • It has been made in collaboration with TikTok, which is the distributor as well as a collaborator on the IP.
    Peter White, Deadline, 13 Apr. 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
  • Deni Avdija put up 25 points, six rebounds and 10 assists to lead the Blazers to a 122-110 victory over the Kings before a sellout crowd of 19,555 at Moda Center in Portland.
    Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Playing in front of an appreciative sellout crowd, the Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Apr. 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
  • That co-conspirator has been charged but remains at large.
    Sergio Candido, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • As of April 10, at least five of the conspirators have been booked in Yolo County jail, and two people were arrested in outside of the county, according to Reisig.
    Noe Padilla, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Subverter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subverter. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.

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