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Recent Examples of treasonous
The Safeguarding National Security Bill, passed in March, offers punishments for treason and insurrection with life imprisonment and allows for punishment for possession of treasonous publications with time in prison.
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Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 26 Sep. 2024
In all our history, there has never been as treasonous or shameful act by anyone in power.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2024
For them and other proponents of the French empire, independence was treasonous.
—Jonathan Laurence, Foreign Affairs, 16 Jan. 2015
David clocks in at No. 7 this week for setting all of this in motion many years ago by giving Frank Harkness the terrorism starter kit in exchange for his estranged daughter, an understandable decision as a parent but a treasonous one as the head of a spy agency.
—Brian Grubb, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
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Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 26 Sep. 2024
In all our history, there has never been as treasonous or shameful act by anyone in power.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2024
For them and other proponents of the French empire, independence was treasonous.
—Jonathan Laurence, Foreign Affairs, 16 Jan. 2015
David clocks in at No. 7 this week for setting all of this in motion many years ago by giving Frank Harkness the terrorism starter kit in exchange for his estranged daughter, an understandable decision as a parent but a treasonous one as the head of a spy agency.
—Brian Grubb, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for treasonous
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The blame for this terrifying scenario, McCarthy declared, rested with traitorous federal employees, who had sold their country out and had to be purged from its service.—
Made by History,
TIME,
9 Feb. 2025
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Guinevere, usually relegated to the thankless role of traitorous wife, acts here as Arthur’s beloved confidante.—
Elizabeth Hand,
Washington Post,
16 July 2024
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On Friday, Tarrio attended a press conference alongside other Proud Boys and Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, who was also convicted of seditious conspiracy but had his 18-year sentence commuted by Trump last month.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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Tarrio was convicted of seditious conspiracy and sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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School districts opted to cancel class or switch to virtual learning throughout the eastern U.S. and as far west as Oklahoma, citing dangerously low temperatures and treacherous travel conditions.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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As President Donald Trump pushes to regain control of the waterway, Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino offered his country as a transit hub for U.S. deportees, aiming to curb migration through the treacherous Darién Gap.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Treasonous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treasonous. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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