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as in radical
being very far from the center of public opinion
a candidate with a lot of crazy, revolutionary ideas that no one seems to be going for
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as in insurgent
taking part in a rebellion
revolutionary forces that were soundly defeated before reaching the capital
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as in rebel
a person who favors rapid and sweeping changes especially in laws and methods of government
after the collapse of the Russian monarchy, the moderate socialists briefly governed until being overthrown by the Bolshevik revolutionaries
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as in revolutionist
a person who rises up against authority
at first the government was not worried about this small band of unarmed revolutionaries
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Recent Examples of revolutionary
Kara Markley Sterling, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
Perhaps most revolutionary for scientific applications is test-time scaling – allowing AI systems to reason through complex problems during inference rather than providing immediate answers.
—Greg Licholai Md, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
The first emergency declared under the law, which followed the taking of American hostages by Iranian revolutionaries in 1979, is still in effect.
—Noah Feldman, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
This realization led her to create The Agenda., a revolutionary app designed to help women sync their schedules with their cycles.
—Kara Markley Sterling, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
Perhaps most revolutionary for scientific applications is test-time scaling – allowing AI systems to reason through complex problems during inference rather than providing immediate answers.
—Greg Licholai Md, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
Among them were a bevy of noted artists, writers, intellectuals and revolutionaries.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
The first emergency declared under the law, which followed the taking of American hostages by Iranian revolutionaries in 1979, is still in effect.
—Noah Feldman, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolutionary
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For those unfamiliar with the series, Severance is an Apple TV+ drama set in a near-future where employees undergo a radical procedure to split their memories between work and personal life.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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So the Terriers coaching staff approached him with a radical idea: why not try shooting them underhanded?—
Sean Gregory,
TIME,
20 Mar. 2025
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The photograph depicts a foot soldier in an insurgent religious movement trying to storm the halls of American power.—
John Blake,
CNN,
12 Jan. 2025
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Burrows' win marks a defeat for the insurgent right wing of the GOP that eschewed working with Democrats.—
Shafaq Patel,
Axios,
15 Jan. 2025
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Ooh, rendezvous with the hot rebel in the forest! 50.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
21 Mar. 2025
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Aiding the princess is a band of rebels led by the dashing Jonathan (Tony winner Andrew Burnap).—
Patrick Gomez,
EW.com,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Temperature Painting during extreme cold or extreme heat can compromise the paint.—
Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Mar. 2025
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These conditions will lead to extreme fire behavior!—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Mar. 2025
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Stefani’s style influences and stage presence have long catered to a rebellious punk-forward aesthetic.—
WWD Staff,
WWD,
20 Mar. 2025
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Still retaining the playful, rebellious connotations of the first M.A.D. Editions, the new M.A.D. 2 has another spirit. Passport: Explore the finest destinations and experiences around the world in the Forbes Passport newsletter.—
Roberta Naas,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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And many revolutionists think that new equipment has changed the patterns of advance and retreat in Ukraine relative to historical experience.—
Stephen Biddle,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Aug. 2023
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As the head of China’s Nationalist government, Chiang and his party were trying to establish control in a nation divided among revolutionists, nationalists, Indigenous warlords, and a developing communist army and government.—
Susan Tate Ankeny,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Apr. 2024
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And the Shelton factory would not have been on even the most inept anarchist’s to-hit list.—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
2 Mar. 2025
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The plutocrats and anarchists of the Gilded Age The novelist who explored the edges of normalcy Play/Pause Button Pause If current trends hold, each generation in Korea will be a third the size of the previous one.—
Hannah Jocelyn,
The New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2025
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Wells was a former theology student and social worker who became convinced that reform efforts would go much further if reformers were public officers with proper police credentials.—
Peter Zablocki,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Mar. 2025
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By the 1970s, inured in the culture of the moment, progressive reformers were driven to do something in Baltimore and across America that many of their peers would have considered anathema a decade earlier: rein in the authority of the purportedly wise men running powerful institutions.—
Marc J. Dunkelman,
TIME,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Revolutionary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolutionary. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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