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
Al Shipley, SPIN, 13 Aug. 2024
Since at least 2022, Haiti’s neighbors have agonized openly over the spread of insurgent armed groups in the Caribbean nation.
—Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN, 10 Aug. 2024
Sarah El Deeb, Bassem Mroue, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
One sold for more than $5.5 million in a Sotheby's auction earlier this year.
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Assad resigned and fled the country on Sunday after rebels advanced into the capital Damascus, catching government forces by surprise 10 days after a lightning advance by insurgents first began.
—Camilla Alcini, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
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As their twangy, cinematic sound spread via the Yes L.A. compilation and KROQ’s influential DJ Rodney Bingenheimer, X became the flagship band of the insurgent alternative label Slash Records.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 13 Aug. 2024
Since at least 2022, Haiti’s neighbors have agonized openly over the spread of insurgent armed groups in the Caribbean nation.
—Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN, 10 Aug. 2024
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There was no immediate comment from the insurgent groups — led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS – that have taken control of Damascus.
—Sarah El Deeb, Bassem Mroue, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
One sold for more than $5.5 million in a Sotheby's auction earlier this year.
MORE: Syria live updates
Assad resigned and fled the country on Sunday after rebels advanced into the capital Damascus, catching government forces by surprise 10 days after a lightning advance by insurgents first began.
—Camilla Alcini, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insurgent
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Reade, who is mostly sympathetic to Satan, casts the rebel angels as revolutionary subjects.Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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This revolutionary feature soon to be available, will allow users to stream audio directly from public systems — like gym TVs, airport announcements, or museum exhibits—to their hearing aids or earbuds.Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Israel, Iran race to cement relations with Syrian rebels The sudden fall this weekend of the Assad regime, long backed by Iran and allied with its proxy forces in the region, represented a welcome development for Netanyahu.Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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As Bashar al-Assad's government collapsed and Syrian rebels rose to power, Israel embarked on an extensive bombing campaign, purportedly aimed at disarming extremists who may rise to power during the unrest.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Unconventional and futuristic, Aquarius pushes us to break free from tradition, encouraging bold, rebellious choices in our wardrobe.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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Tomás forbids it, but Paja, in the style of rebellious teens and younger siblings everywhere, ignores him.Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
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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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And somewhere between them on the war/peace continuum sit the men on Rhaenyra’s borderline traitorous council.Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 30 June 2024
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The Sunday evening and Monday morning commutes are likely to be treacherous.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
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Hawai`i’s statehood itself results from a treacherous cabal of business interests–Dole among them–conspiring together on a scheme to wrest control of the land away from Native Hawaiians and give it the U.S.Chadd Scott, Forbes, 15 Dec. 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 21 Dec. 2024.
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