treasonous

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Recent Examples of treasonous During the latest protests in Indonesia, authorities confiscated banners and labeled them treasonous. Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025 Trump himself then pardoned the rioters, the treasonous criminals. Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025 Government authorities are disturbed that the surge of treasonous acts comes in the midst of Israel’s long and frustrating war in Gaza, and perhaps, in some cases, even because of it. Dan Raviv, Air Mail, 2 Aug. 2025 On Truth Social, comments made calling Obama treasonous and deserving of either imprisonment or execution rose from three to 36, an 1,100 percent increase. Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for treasonous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for treasonous
Adjective
  • Russell fabricates a lie with the rest of the villains, and the heroes believe it, despite a warning from one traitorous tribemate.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
  • That video drew the ire of President Donald Trump, who deemed it traitorous.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 25 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • The people released from prison included Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the Oath Keepers, who was convicted of seditious conspiracy and sentenced in 2023 to 18 years in prison.
    Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Hundreds of participants have been charged with crimes ranging from trespassing to assault and seditious conspiracy.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Snow, ice and freezing temperatures hit parts of Europe on Tuesday, causing treacherous traffic conditions that left at least five people dead in France and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights from one of the continent’s busiest airports.
    Mike Corder, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
  • With a combination of rain and snow in the week prior, David Motley, the city’s public relations director, said beach conditions were treacherous.
    Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026

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“Treasonous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treasonous. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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