as in deserter
a person who abandons a cause or organization usually without right
a band of renegades who had deserted their infantry units and were making their way to Mexico
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Recent Examples of renegade
Andy Swift, TVLine, 10 Apr. 2025
Didn’t his ignominious end—crucifixion was Rome’s punishment for renegades and slaves—contradict his claim to be divine?
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
Celeste Polanco, Essence, 17 Apr. 2025
As Ellie navigates this in her own life, a trip to Seattle plunges her into a war between a renegade militia and a pre-modern religious cult, with both sides attempting to claim the moral high ground.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 7 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Sure enough, the red-haired renegade formerly known as Sin Rostro played another troublemaker on the ABC procedural.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 10 Apr. 2025
Didn’t his ignominious end—crucifixion was Rome’s punishment for renegades and slaves—contradict his claim to be divine?
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Pat McGrath Pink Mystic Mascara comes in a hot Barbie pink and a renegade red.
—Celeste Polanco, Essence, 17 Apr. 2025
As Ellie navigates this in her own life, a trip to Seattle plunges her into a war between a renegade militia and a pre-modern religious cult, with both sides attempting to claim the moral high ground.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for renegade
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Meanwhile, Byrd’s wide dramatic palette and flexible voice make the most of thankless roles as the movement’s deserter and Montgomery’s white power brokers.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2025
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Russia is also reported to have forcibly sent hundreds of its military deserters to the front line in Ukraine.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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One White South African called Rupert a traitor to his fellow Afrikaners in a social media post.—
Larry Madowo,
CNN Money,
22 May 2025
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Some of my children have called me a Nazi, a traitor.—
Beatrice Weber,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2025
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The spokesperson said the company plans to open new locations in 2026 as well, including some in nontraditional locations like airports and university campuses.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
9 June 2025
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Likewise, Max’s recent medical drama The Pitt was able to shoot locally in part thanks to its nontraditional salary scale, which brings the show’s budget down on par with what a tax incentive might have done.—
Lane Brown,
Vulture,
3 June 2025
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Iran has also for years militarily and financially supported regional militia groups, including Hezbollah in Lebanon, Houthi rebels in Yemen and Hamas in Gaza, that have pressured or attacked Israel on multiple fronts.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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Worried about Michilimackinac’s vulnerability to attacks by American rebels, the British relocated the fort to the high bluffs of Mackinac Island in 1780 and shortened its name.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 June 2025
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Authorities have also reported sightings of ELN guerrillas, a Colombian-Venezuelan insurgent faction, operating near key Guyanese border towns.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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Spain approved the deal on Oct. 3, 2023, four days before an insurgent assault led by Hamas on southern Israel that sparked a devastating war in Gaza.—
Brittany Williams,
Arkansas Online,
4 June 2025
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“Renegade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renegade. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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