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revolutionist

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noun

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as in revolutionary
a person who favors rapid and sweeping changes especially in laws and methods of government after a long series of weak leaders, the people were ready for a revolutionist who promised to bring sweeping change to the nation

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Recent Examples of revolutionist
Noun
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 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 Many revolutionists see heavy tank casualties in Ukraine as the key indicator for the tank’s looming obsolescence in the face of newly lethal precision antitank weapons. Stephen Biddle, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2023 Leading that revolt is young revolutionist Luigi (Vincenzo Crea), while much older Silvestro (Luca Lionello) hopes to change things from within, by running for a public office usually held by the gentry. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 June 2023 On the second episode of Broken Bread this season, Choi talks to farm-to-table revolutionist Alice Waters about the importance of slow food. Andy Wang, Robb Report, 19 Jan. 2022 From the early days of Silicon Valley’s Internet-era revolution, as engineers, designers, and financiers began to recognize the potential of their inventions, sanctimony was a distinct feature of the revolutionists. Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2018 The red flag of the revolutionist in Lower California floats from the mast of the Mexican custom house in the Mexican town, the result of by far the most desperate and sanguinary battle yet fought on the Mexican peninsula. sandiegouniontribune.com, 9 May 2018 Around and about Soho at the time could be found dissidents and revolutionists from half the countries of Europe — Louis Blanc, Karl Marx, Giuseppe Mazzini, Lajos Kossuth and Alexander Herzen. Geoffrey Wheatcroft, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolutionist
Adjective
  • Bongino, like many new leaders across the Trump Administration including Patel, represents a radical departure from tradition for his role.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
  • That will require Penix to develop into a top-10 quarterback and a radical upgrade on defense.
    Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Black bookstores have long been sanctuaries — nurturing Black thought, incubating ideas and cultivating the next generation of readers, writers and revolutionaries.
    Jameelah Nasheed, Essence, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Football fans, the ones who will pay tens of thousands of dollars to go to a game or bet hundreds of dollars on the flip of a coin, tend not to be art lovers or revolutionaries.
    Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • On the battlefield, the nobles’ cavalry and superior artillery brutally cut down the rebels.
    Michael Bruening, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
  • The rebels on Friday also claimed to have seized a second airport in the region, in the town of Kavumu outside Bukavu.
    JUSTIN KABUMBA, arkansasonline.com, 16 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The staff forecasts and tracks tornadoes, hurricanes, and extreme rainfall events, and is also responsible for predicting solar storms and protecting the fish, crabs, and other species that help feed the nation.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
  • According to Parkinson, the improbability of Lemons' survival and extreme nature of saturation diving is what originally drew him to the story.
    Megan McCluskey, TIME, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In recent years, the PKK has been limited to isolated attacks inside Turkey as the Turkish military, backed by armed drones, has pushed PKK insurgents increasingly across the mountainous border into Iraq.
    Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Elected by surprise in 2018, Ocasio-Cortez was a progressive insurgent, a democratic socialist, a frequent critic of her own party, and a social media sensation.
    Steve Inskeep, NPR, 28 Feb. 2025

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“Revolutionist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolutionist. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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