as in rebel
a person who rises up against authority
a would-be insurrectionist with a plan to bomb the capitol
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Recent Examples of insurrectionist
Trump started his second presidency by pardoning the insurrectionists who’d wanted to unlawfully extend his first.
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Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
People's Liberation Army troops under Mao's control either ignored the violence or offered support to the insurrectionists while the country descended into lawlessness and retribution.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Jan. 2026
Stephen Miller is now calling Minnesota protesters insurrectionists, while the January 6th mobs were considered peaceful protesters and tourists.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
The President and his advisers have called those opposing them in Minnesota radical lunatics, domestic terrorists, and outright insurrectionists.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2026
The guns stay on store shelves, insurrectionists get pardoned, and pundits keep telling leftists to stop talking about trans rights.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
Kinzinger goes on to say that when the insurrectionist is one of their own, the rules are different.
—Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2025
Fragoso asked of the insurrectionists.
—EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025
They can only be viewed as rebels or insurrectionists.
—Mark A. Graber, The Conversation, 1 Feb. 2024
Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
People's Liberation Army troops under Mao's control either ignored the violence or offered support to the insurrectionists while the country descended into lawlessness and retribution.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Jan. 2026
Stephen Miller is now calling Minnesota protesters insurrectionists, while the January 6th mobs were considered peaceful protesters and tourists.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
The President and his advisers have called those opposing them in Minnesota radical lunatics, domestic terrorists, and outright insurrectionists.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2026
The guns stay on store shelves, insurrectionists get pardoned, and pundits keep telling leftists to stop talking about trans rights.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
Kinzinger goes on to say that when the insurrectionist is one of their own, the rules are different.
—Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2025
Fragoso asked of the insurrectionists.
—EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025
They can only be viewed as rebels or insurrectionists.
—Mark A. Graber, The Conversation, 1 Feb. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insurrectionist
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Its leaders have been working to rebuild relations with Arab and Western countries that had shunned Syria under former President Bashar Assad, who was ousted in December 2024 by rebels, who then installed a new government.—
Abby Sewell,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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As the years tick by, the lips become a bit of a rebel.—
Micaela English,
Glamour,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Kidal's capture in a similar militant-insurgent alliance over a decade ago was at the root of the security crisis that has shaken Mali.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Mali has faced years of escalating insurgent violence; the ruling military junta, which pledged to restore stability in a 2020 coup, turned to Russia for assistance in its counterinsurgency campaign.—
Lauren Morganbesser,
semafor.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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The second includes former revolutionaries, reformists, communist factions and groups such as the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), many of whom emerged from or once supported the revolutionary system before later opposing it.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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In 1777, he was summoned to Paris to meet with American revolutionaries, including Benjamin Franklin.—
Amanda Rosa
Updated April 28,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Insurrectionist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insurrectionist. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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