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Recent Examples of turncoat This is less a chant and more a fireworks show celebrating the permanent expungement of all turncoats and pests. Stephen Kearse, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025 From the rioters who breached the Capitol building to the lawmakers trapped inside, from Trump-world turncoats, to the now president-elect himself, many who joined or were caught up in the riot are still living with fallout from the January 6 of four years ago. Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025 Yikes, the generative AI has somehow gone turncoat. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024 Others to Watch: Marc Andreessen: A vc worth $1.9 billion, Andreessen made waves as an ex-Democrat donating to pro-Trump groups—among the first key Silicon Valley turncoats—and went to Mar-A-Lago on election night. Joe Walsh, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for turncoat
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traitor
Noun
  • Eric Coomer, who was the security and product strategy director at the voting equipment company, sued the MyPillow founder and conspiracy theorist for calling him a traitor and accusing him of stealing the 2020 election.
    Jade Walker, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
  • The faithfuls must determine who the traitors are and banish them from the game in order to win the grand prize.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 13 June 2025

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“Turncoat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turncoat. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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