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
Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
The origin story of renegade warrior Furiosa, played by Anya Taylor-Joy, includes 1,400 shots, 1,347 of which are VFX.
—Simon Thompson, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
Jimmy Golen, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Even the more historically renegade young designers sent out more polished messages.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 12 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The renegades’ aim was to alert the people in their outies’ lives of the horrors innies experience.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
The origin story of renegade warrior Furiosa, played by Anya Taylor-Joy, includes 1,400 shots, 1,347 of which are VFX.
—Simon Thompson, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Chris Shumate added 13 points and 11 rebounds for McNeese, which has been best-known this March for its viral, rapping manager and a renegade coach who has reportedly already lined up his next job — at NC State.
—Jimmy Golen, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Even the more historically renegade young designers sent out more polished messages.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for renegade
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The landing force annihilated, the battle is lost. Against overwhelming odds, Scott dares the unthinkable — cross behind enemy lines, survive the lethal landscape, evade capture by ruthless enemies, resist natural predators, face human deserters and finish the mission singlehandedly.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2025
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And while there are occasional deserters, the intellectual stratum is enlarging.—
Marquis William Childs,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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Questioning Tulsi Gabbard about her appointment as the director of National Intelligence, Republican senators begged her to agree with them that Edward Snowden was a traitor for leaking sensitive documents and then fleeing to Moscow.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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Continue reading … 'CLOSER TO RUSSIA' – Dem fires back after Elon Musk doubles down on 'traitor' accusation.—
FOXNews.com,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The Changemakers program specifically works in areas like workforce development, entrepreneurship support, and utilizing nontraditional education to tackle the debt crisis that faces a lot of American consumers.—
Andy Frye,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Conditions for media — including cramped, nontraditional seating in a converted luxury suite — would be sticking points.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Parnell, the Pentagon spokesperson, said the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, which has been carrying out strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen, will stay in the region through this month, though its deployment there was scheduled to have ended at the end of March.—
Haley Britzky,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
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The rebels have loosely defined what constitutes an Israeli ship, meaning many vessels could be targeted.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Apr. 2025
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The sniper gun is peering through an eight-inch-wide hole blasted into the wall, and the insurgents, having figured out that the Americans are in there, toss a grenade through the hole.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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Warfare plots, in real time, a surveillance mission in Ramadi gone awry when nearby Al Qaeda insurgents detonate a series of IEDs outside a housing building which the team has taken over.—
Gregory Nussen,
Deadline,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Renegade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renegade. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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