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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
Byron Armstrong, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Like everything revolutionary, people are both reluctant to use AI and actively outspoken against it — especially those who don’t really understand it.
—CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
Her dancers wore Black berets—a symbol of global Black resistance, from the Panthers in the U.S. to Caribbean revolutionaries like Che Guevara and Fidel Castro.
—Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
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This choice is revolutionary since, traditionally, women are excluded from masquerade rituals.
—Byron Armstrong, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Like everything revolutionary, people are both reluctant to use AI and actively outspoken against it — especially those who don’t really understand it.
—CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
Dad’s grandfather had been a cabinetmaker by day and a socialist revolutionary by night.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
Her dancers wore Black berets—a symbol of global Black resistance, from the Panthers in the U.S. to Caribbean revolutionaries like Che Guevara and Fidel Castro.
—Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolutionary
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This radical philosopher inspires Margret and Heinz Wittmer (Sydney Sweeney, Daniel Brühl) and their young son to follow and farm.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
22 Aug. 2025
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On Hollywood’s edges Her mother embraced radical politics to cope with her frustration with contemporary expectations of wives and mothers.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Mamdani’s victory in the financial capital of the world was seen as a galvanizing moment for the progressive wing of the party and a sign of an insurgent mood among its base.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
10 Aug. 2025
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And their coalition is divided between a centrist establishment and an insurgent progressive wing with diverging priorities in addressing inequality.—
Nathan Meyers,
The Conversation,
11 July 2025
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Adapted from Chinese folklore, the film follows a boy named Ne Zha (Crystal Lee) who is born with demon-like powers and rebels against his hawk-eyed, human parents Lady Yin and Li Jing (Vincent Rodriguez III).—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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Since January, thousands were killed and hundreds of thousands were displaced in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in the fighting between M23 rebels and the Congolese army.—
Jean Kaseya,
Time,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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First, overdose deaths are one extreme measure of a much bigger issue.—
Lipi Roy,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The cost of home insurance is rising all across the country as extreme weather events become more common and destructive, adding a heavy financial burden on the tired shoulders of American households.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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The Opry had been wary of Cash's rebellious ways for some time, but this was the final straw.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
28 Aug. 2025
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Cole is the rebellious cool older brother with a secret heart of gold, while Alex is the reliable nerdy and sweet one who wants to come out from Cole's shadow.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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In a country shackled and scarred by race, religion, gender, and class, much of that rationalized and reified by mainline American churches, the Disciples were genial revolutionists offering inclusion, education, and empowerment for those at the margins.—
Richard D. Mahoney,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Apr. 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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Throughout the late nineteenth century and much of the twentieth, Jewish socialists, liberals, anarchists, and Zionists all saw their respective political programs as offering a remedy for anti-Semitism.—
Daniel May,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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Jewish anarchists in America Max moved to Philadelphia in 1906 to work with another immigrant named Joseph Cohen.—
Geoffrey Baym,
The Conversation,
5 May 2025
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The campus crazies demanding safe spaces seem to have polluted the entire culture with fear and anxiety.—
Brian T. Allen,
National Review,
2 May 2020
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Doyle’s message to stir-crazy, nature-seeking folks: Feel free to hike and enjoy the great outdoors.—
Ron Kroichick,
SFChronicle.com,
25 Apr. 2020
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“Revolutionary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolutionary. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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