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Recent Examples of treason Trump and his allies later branded Comey a leaker, with the president even accusing him of treason. Eric Tucker, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025 Brown was caught after the raid failed and charged with treason. Christopher Tremoglie, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025 In the eighteen-nineties, this tension came to a dramatic head in France with the Dreyfus Affair, when Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a Jew, was wrongly convicted of treason. Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025 Trump himself had incited the riot, which is also an act of treason. Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for treason
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Noun
  • And when the surviving crew interrogates the android Ash about his treachery, the book has him pretty much spill the space beans.
    Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
  • When does compromise become treachery or defeat?
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The series explores the trauma, betrayal, and moral conflicts of characters pushed to the edge.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Inside Gaza, criticizing Hamas has long been treated by the organization as a form of betrayal.
    Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Treason.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treason. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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