young Turks

Definition of young Turksnext
plural of young Turk
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Noun
  • To its members, Latin America’s leaders weren’t revolutionary peers but swarthy radicals.
    Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • By using multiple pulses in a sequence, chemists can study additional properties of radicals that are difficult to see with continuous-wave EPR, says Sideris, who recently moved to Stanford University.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Her prank of lying in wait for each of her housemates, bombarding them with a Super Soaker, and then enlisting them in her eco-army of Seussian extremists was just pure wonderful delight.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 May 2026
  • For years, Christian clergy who live and work in Jerusalem have reported being frequently spat on, harassed and even physically attacked by Israeli extremists.
    Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • Puskin was sent into exile by Tsar Alexander I after his poem Ode to Liberty was found among the possessions of the rebels of the Decemberist uprising.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
  • The rebels have imprisoned thousands of people including United Nations staffers.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • Many advanced states understand the need for some kind of violent reaction to terrorists or insurgents, usually as a task for special-operations forces.
    Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
  • Both political insurgents were elected under extraordinary circumstances.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Noun
  • French revolutionaries sought to remake their society, executing tens of thousands of those who stood in their way.
    Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • The second includes former revolutionaries, reformists, communist factions and groups such as the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), many of whom emerged from or once supported the revolutionary system before later opposing it.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Instead of removing the anti-free speech agitators, UNLV police escorted Peer off campus.
    Editorial, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
  • Instead of removing the anti-free speech agitators, UNLV police escorted Peer off campus.
    Las Vegas Review-Journal, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026
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“Young Turks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/young%20Turks. Accessed 19 May. 2026.

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