as in traitor
a person who abandons a cause or organization usually without right
we had orders to find and capture the deserters before they could reveal our location
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Recent Examples of deserter
To that effect, Ford announced a clemency program for Vietnam War deserters and draft evaders, invited prominent feminists and Black lawmakers to personal meetings in the White House, and appointed as his vice president the standard bearer for liberal Republicans, Nelson Rockefeller.
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Ben Bradford / Made By History, TIME, 16 July 2024
Watch on Netflix Godzilla Minus One Despite the presence of the eponymous kaiju, Godzilla Minus One is a film rooted in the humanity of its protagonists, deserter kamikaze pilot Koichi Shikishima (Ryunosuke Kamiki) and Noriko Ōishi (Minami Hamabe), a survivor of the bombings of Tokyo.
—Matt Kamen, WIRED, 6 July 2024
Often, the same trafficking networks that are involved in bringing fighters to Russia also help getting deserters out.
—Aakash Hassan, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2024
They were referred to as traitors and deserters by PGA Tour supporters and what then seemed like a large, vocal portion of golf fans.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2024
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Ben Bradford / Made By History, TIME, 16 July 2024
Watch on Netflix Godzilla Minus One Despite the presence of the eponymous kaiju, Godzilla Minus One is a film rooted in the humanity of its protagonists, deserter kamikaze pilot Koichi Shikishima (Ryunosuke Kamiki) and Noriko Ōishi (Minami Hamabe), a survivor of the bombings of Tokyo.
—Matt Kamen, WIRED, 6 July 2024
Often, the same trafficking networks that are involved in bringing fighters to Russia also help getting deserters out.
—Aakash Hassan, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2024
They were referred to as traitors and deserters by PGA Tour supporters and what then seemed like a large, vocal portion of golf fans.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deserter
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Cumming will lead a new group of 21 traitors from across a variety of other reality series.Anne Easton, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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He is now considered one of America’s worst traitors.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
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The rebels have threatened new attacks in response to Israel’s ground invasion of Lebanon and its killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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The Israel-Hamas war has intensified other conflicts in the Middle East, including attacks on international shipping lanes by Yemen’s Houthi rebels and between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
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Still, a new report in a U.K. news outlet suggests that Harry and his American wife Meghan, renegade members of the British royal family who’ve been living in California, have decided to try and regain a foothold in Europe by buying a home in Portugal.Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
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The broader support among justices undermines the effort by Musk and his supporters to cast Justice Alexandre de Moraes as a renegade who is intent on censoring political speech.David Biller and Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2024
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“Deserter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deserter. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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