young Turks

Definition of young Turksnext
plural of young Turk

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for young Turks
Noun
  • For every cultural good, identity has become fused with the object of interest, turning previously normal people leading unremarkable lives into Steak ’n Shake beef-tallow purists, Harry Potter moralists, or cast-iron-pan-cleaning radicals.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Now some Republicans are depicting the No Kings movement as a band of radicals, out of step with mainstream political opinion.
    Susan Page, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Violent extremists feasted on this great replacement propaganda, using it to justify terror attacks across the West.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Keep the pressure on every single one of these extremists.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • It was reserved only for slaves, criminals and political rebels.
    John Blake, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Following the events of A Palace Near the Wind, Liu Lufeng and her siblings flee the Palace for the dangerous waters, which contain rebels, allies, and her sister Sangshu—though Sangshu’s conflicting loyalties may clash with Lufeng’s plan to keep them all safe.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In 2024, insurgents led by now-interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham marched to Damascus and removed Assad from power.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • While serving a tour of duty outside the province of Kandahar in Afghanistan in August of 2011, he was ambushed by Taliban insurgents disguised in Afghan National Army uniforms.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • These works follow aging revolutionaries who have given up the fight after being forced into hiding or choosing to raise a family; some have simply grown tired of the struggle.
    Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The idea that one generation could not determine the political future of the next was precisely what many revolutionaries, despite their internal differences, had fought against.
    Roxane Razavi, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Lightning were without Brandon Hagel and Anthony Cirelli, two of the main agitators from the first matchup.
    Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Columbia students, along with outside agitators, broke into an academic building and temporarily detained the janitors inside.
    Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Young Turks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/young%20Turks. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.

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