as in revolutionary
taking part in a rebellion
any insurgent soldiers will be dealt with harshly
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as in rebel
a person who rises up against authority
the government subjected the insurgents to the most inhuman torture imaginable
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Recent Examples of insurgent
Terry Nguyen, Vulture, 19 May 2024
Despite the presence of a major American air base in the province, large sections of the northern districts fell into insurgent hands.
—Matthieu Aikins Victor J. Blue Peter Ganim Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 22 May 2024
Cooper Burton, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2024
Nowhere was security assistance more visible than El Salvador, where the United States invested $6 billion to suppress Marxist insurgents.
—Paul J. Angelo, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2024
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The Captain is descending the hill behind the General to greet the insurgent refugee army.
—Terry Nguyen, Vulture, 19 May 2024
Despite the presence of a major American air base in the province, large sections of the northern districts fell into insurgent hands.
—Matthieu Aikins Victor J. Blue Peter Ganim Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 22 May 2024
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That leaves less space for insurgent challengers to find a foothold in the crowded fight for donations and media exposure.
—Cooper Burton, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2024
Nowhere was security assistance more visible than El Salvador, where the United States invested $6 billion to suppress Marxist insurgents.
—Paul J. Angelo, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insurgent
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The Academy’s country voters have trended a touch more progressive than the Nashville institutions that continue to snub Bey, so this isn’t revolutionary.Justin Curto, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Additionally, the revolutionary Netscape Navigator web browser emerged from this region, paving the way for our modern digital landscape.Tim Bajarin, Forbes, 5 Nov. 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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The current state of his ’stache, more tweezed than Hughes’s rebellious bushy caterpillar, is owed to that role.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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Tired of the toxic culture within the group, Veronica teams up with her rebellious new boyfriend, J.D. (played by Christian Slater), and things quickly spiral out of control as their plot to take down the Heathers turns deadly.Jane LaCroix, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Simultaneously, Hal is on a call with President Rayburn to brief him on Penn's traitorous schemes.Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Assassinations first target Republicans deemed traitorous.Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Another round of winter weather will sweep across Colorado’s Front Range and Eastern Plains on Friday, with forecasters expecting treacherous road conditions and nearly 3 feet of snow in some areas.Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2024
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Explaining electoral college math feels easy peasy (thank you, genius New York Times graphics) compared to the treacherous emotional terrain many of us will cross this week.Chloe Schama, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024
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Struggling to earn the respect of his potentially mutinous crew, Stede’s fortunes changed after a fateful run-in with the infamous Captain Blackbeard (Taika Waititi).Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 June 2024
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Other, cannier actors might learn from Prigozhin, melding his populism with a political program that has some purchase beyond mutinous mercenaries and that might attract a cadre within the Russian elite.Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 27 June 2023
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“Insurgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insurgent. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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