Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for totalitarians
Noun
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If not, aggressive autocrats around the world could learn that violating the sovereignty of weaker neighbors pays off.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025 -
And the courts, one of our best places to fight these autocrats, could quickly run out of money.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Middle East is a region of tyrants, from Iran to Saudi Arabia.—
John Feffer,
Newsweek,
10 Dec. 2024
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The greatest of all tyrants thunders onto screen in this thrilling story of fossil discovery by three young boys.—
Luann Gibbs,
The Enquirer,
8 Dec. 2024
Noun
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But from the onset, the second-oldest republic in the Western Hemisphere after the United States was beset by armed conflict, foreign interventions, repressive dictators, political violence, and heads of state whose personal ambitions and desire for power fanned instability and revolts.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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This was home to one of the most secretive dictators in the world, and now Syrians who were terrified to say anything about him are freely wandering around what was once his living room.—
Hadeel Al-Shalchi,
NPR,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Totalitarians.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/totalitarians. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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