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Recent Examples of myrmidon
Backed by Republican myrmidons in Congress and enablers on the Supine Court, Donald Trump has fecklessly fined, fired, and flouted his way through his second presidency.
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Jamie Malanowski, Air Mail, 23 Aug. 2025
The message from the leftist Democrats and their odious myrmidons in the media, Hollywood, academia, Big Tech, et al is thus: Agree with our narrative or be destroyed.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 June 2024
In the pending merger of Sprint and T-Mobile, our myrmidons have a chance to do better.
—Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 11 May 2018
OK, first of all, George III didn't have myrmidons.
—Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 20 Mar. 2014
Jamie Malanowski, Air Mail, 23 Aug. 2025
The message from the leftist Democrats and their odious myrmidons in the media, Hollywood, academia, Big Tech, et al is thus: Agree with our narrative or be destroyed.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 June 2024
In the pending merger of Sprint and T-Mobile, our myrmidons have a chance to do better.
—Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 11 May 2018
OK, first of all, George III didn't have myrmidons.
—Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 20 Mar. 2014
Recent Examples of Synonyms for myrmidon
Noun
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Republicans in Congress have become spineless sycophants to a president who only sees the beauty of this country in dollar signs.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Will any other sycophants in his cult get the message?—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That means, of course, she’s now been phased out of her role as a factory lackey in dystopian near-future Brazil due to her age.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
3 Apr. 2026
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Trump wants Americans to believe that his opponents are of this ilk, with his lackeys casting activists as domestic terrorists for merely showing up to protests.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Houston Chronicle,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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When the newlyweds arrive home, they are attacked by Naz and his henchman (played by Matt Willig).—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
27 Apr. 2026
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Key witnesses in the government’s case included Spann’s top henchmen, who cooperated with prosecutors in hopes for leniency.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Your president and his minions spread war, chaos, lies and economic instability.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Scott Quigley, a loyal minion of yet another septuagenarian Democrat hack DA, Marian Ryan of Middlesex County.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Both of you have acolytes, respectively.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Irving was the most obvious acolyte.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In a 1916 study, Navy soldiers seemed to better learn Morse code when it was played overnight.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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Ryan shot back, quoting a soldier from the CBS report, that telling the truth is important.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Using a Garmin inReach satellite device, the brothers were able to alert rescuers, but help wasn’t coming quickly.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Payload is communications satellite for Hispasat known also as the Amazonas Nexus.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Rarely has a president been surrounded by such an array of toadies and lickspittles, operating beyond their competence in an atmosphere of organizational chaos.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2026
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Firmly in control of the nation’s massive federal apparatus, MAGA and its Republican lickspittles in Congress have thrived on chaos.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
23 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Myrmidon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/myrmidon. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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