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as in deserters
a person who abandons a cause or organization usually without right
traditionally armies have dealt harshly with recreants, with execution being a common punishment for desertion during wartime
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as in cowards
a person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger
the historian reserved his greatest contempt for those recreants who opposed the witch hunt but lacked the courage to speak out against it
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as in traitors
one who betrays a trust or an allegiance
a spy and recreant to his country
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Noun
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Calling Latinos traitors won’t sway any of them back toward Democrats.—
JP Brammer,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Dec. 2024 -
With 21 contestants and a mysterious number of traitors among them, it's bound to be a rollicking good time.—
Lester Fabian Brathwaite,
EW.com,
18 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Some bald eagles were shot because they were seen as a risk to chickens and livestock.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA TODAY,
27 Dec. 2024
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The large organic farm (chickens included) provides ingredients for the restaurants.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Whatever chemical weapons Assad held on to after 2013, or had produced since then, are now unguarded and could be seized by the new government or stolen by insurgents or terrorist groups.—
Gregory D. Koblentz,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Dec. 2024
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There have not been any clashes between Russian troops and the former insurgents since Assad fled the country.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
16 Dec. 2024
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“Recreants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recreants. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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