as in deserter
a person who abandons a cause or organization usually without right
a band of renegades who had deserted their infantry units and were making their way to Mexico
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Recent Examples of renegade
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Today, only Arizona and Hawaii are the lone renegades, keeping their clocks constant on standard time.
—Sheldon H. Jacobson, Boston Herald, 30 Oct. 2024
Anna Lee C. Iijima, Bon Appétit, 22 Jan. 2025
Brutality, complicated by a Mormon militia and some renegade Shoshone warriors.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
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Noun
But, in fairness, the George Miller action film, which follows the origin story of the fearless renegade (originally played by a shorn Charlize Theron, and this time by the great Anya Taylor-Joy), had huge shoes to fill.
—Photo: Courtesy Of Mgm., refinery29.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Today, only Arizona and Hawaii are the lone renegades, keeping their clocks constant on standard time.
—Sheldon H. Jacobson, Boston Herald, 30 Oct. 2024
Adjective
Indeed, the most compelling wines of the Vin de France share some version of a renegade origin story: Landmark wines rejected by an AOC due to petty bureaucratic technicalities.
—Anna Lee C. Iijima, Bon Appétit, 22 Jan. 2025
Brutality, complicated by a Mormon militia and some renegade Shoshone warriors.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for renegade
Noun
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The love story of a Confederate deserter (Jude Law) journeying back to his North Carolina home and his love (Nicole Kidman) drives the Civil War drama.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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The deserters were typically shot simultaneously by three or more fellow soldiers — one of whom might have been issued blanks, rather than live rounds, as was the case in the 2010 Utah execution — to blur the lines of responsibility for the death.—
Jacey Fortin,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The president saw General Milley as a grandstander and a traitor.—
Eric Schmitt,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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With only two episodes left, faithful Britney Haynes has been recruited as the latest traitor.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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So the company embraced nontraditional collaborations, like municipal partnerships and corporate work that came with bigger paychecks.—
Brian Schaefer,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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Magically, the Melania issue had not, in the White House years nor the Mar-a-Lago years—with both staffers and press quite aware of the Trumps' nontraditional living arrangements and their careful distance from each other— become an issue.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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On the battlefield, the nobles’ cavalry and superior artillery brutally cut down the rebels.—
Michael Bruening,
The Conversation,
25 Feb. 2025
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The rebels on Friday also claimed to have seized a second airport in the region, in the town of Kavumu outside Bukavu.—
JUSTIN KABUMBA,
arkansasonline.com,
16 Feb. 2025
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Britain, under the comparatively liberal Keir Starmer, has a rather more niche anxiety: that its citizens will leave and then return as insurgents.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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Pakistani security forces killed 27 insurgents during a raid on a militant hideout, according to a statement from the country's military.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Renegade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renegade. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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