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
Justin Worland/bogotá, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
The collection blends his brand’s bold renegade aesthetic with the hotel’s classic luxury heritage.
—Ritu Upadhyay, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024
Katie Rife, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2024
Despite his accomplishments and acclaim, a renegade speculator like Kauffman, without a background in physics or a bridge discipline, faces even more hurdles.
—Andréa Morris, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Where his predecessors made their names aligning with Colombian elites, Petro acted as a renegade and started his own political party.
—Justin Worland/bogotá, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
The collection blends his brand’s bold renegade aesthetic with the hotel’s classic luxury heritage.
—Ritu Upadhyay, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024
Adjective
Demand for exorcisms boomed in the wake of the film, along with a crop of renegade priests willing to perform the ritual without the Church's approval.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2024
Despite his accomplishments and acclaim, a renegade speculator like Kauffman, without a background in physics or a bridge discipline, faces even more hurdles.
—Andréa Morris, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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According to some reports, defectors and deserters have been burned or frozen to death in Iraq.—
Mara R. Revkin,
Foreign Affairs,
1 May 2016
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Go way back to President Lincoln, who made hard decisions himself about deserters from the Army, things like that.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Anyone who refuses to label a traitor to the U.S. as a traitor is completely unqualified to lead our intelligence community.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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Senator Michael Bennet, D-Colo., hammered Gabbard on her refusal to characterize Snowden as a traitor.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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As winters get warmer, the conditions for tornadoes to form increase, leading to more during nontraditional tornado months.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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Structuring nontraditional assets through trusts or other legal mechanisms can preserve them and maintain their long-term impact.—
Anushree Jain,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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However, the rebels continue to launch attacks aimed at Israel, which has vowed to retaliate against Houthi leadership in the event of further aggression.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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The four female protagonists in Nails rebel against society’s expectations of them with consequences for themselves and family and friends.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
16 Jan. 2025
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As was the case in the Middle East and Afghanistan, ISIS' West Africa Province (ISWAP) cultivated local partnerships by capitalizing on existing conflicts between government forces and insurgents, including Nigeria's powerful Boko Haram, to establish itself as a major player in the region.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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After the election, Craig, who is 52 and was first elected in 2018, took on the old guard again, launching an insurgent challenge against two much more senior, septuagenarian lawmakers to be the top Democrat on the Agriculture Committee.—
Scott Wong,
NBC news,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Renegade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renegade. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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