as in fraudulent
given to or marked by cheating and deception
a rogue administrator who took bribes to falsify paperwork
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as in villain
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
a rogue who had nothing but contempt for people who made their living honestly
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as in monkey
an appealingly mischievous person
the little rogue always seems to end up being forgiven for his pranks
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Recent Examples of rogue
ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Nava’s specific approach to reining in rogue behavior by AI agents is the creation of an escrow service that holds on to funds until an agent proposes a transaction.
—Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
Silicone styles like the ones from Loulou Lollipop do a standup job of catching rogue crumbs and food in their wide-mouthed pouches.
—Pamela Brill, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026
The United States has become a rogue terrorist state.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
One possible danger is a rogue network that tricks people into joining.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Nava’s specific approach to reining in rogue behavior by AI agents is the creation of an escrow service that holds on to funds until an agent proposes a transaction.
—Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
Silicone styles like the ones from Loulou Lollipop do a standup job of catching rogue crumbs and food in their wide-mouthed pouches.
—Pamela Brill, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026
The United States has become a rogue terrorist state.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rogue
Adjective
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As fraudulent accounts and collections are removed, your credit score should begin to recover.—
Miranda Marquit,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 May 2026
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Upon being taken into custody, officials said Werstine confessed to his true identity after he was allegedly found with fraudulent documentation and admitted to entering Panama illegally in 2005.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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Similarly, Sage’s (Susan Heyward) reverse heel turn and Ashley’s (Colby Minifie) life-saving assistance in the West Wing are apparently good enough deeds to spare these savory villains a more commensurate sentence.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
20 May 2026
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John Boyega's ex-Stormtrooper Finn and Han are brothers from another mother, Oscar Isaac's pilot Poe is as cool and refreshing as a tall glass of blue milk, and Adam Driver's Kylo does his best Vader impression as a maniacal villain with some serious emotional issues.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
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Humans looked evolutionarily weird The research team analyzed handedness data from 2,025 individuals across 41 species of monkeys and apes.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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Charli is a mini purple monkey that fits right on your finger.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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The Request for Investigation, shared exclusively with Fortune ahead of its public filing on Wednesday, alleges that Roblox is violating Section 5 of the FTC Act through unfair and deceptive practices.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
20 May 2026
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That fueled the storyline that Valerie would be the only person actually working on the show who knows the scripts are being written by AI, reflecting how careful, and in some cases, downright deceptive, those in Hollywood are in revealing their use of AI.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
19 May 2026
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Oscillating between a bumbling brute and an ironic ignoramus, Marvel Studios sees the God of Thunder more like the God of Blunder, kicking out the knees of the steady 2011 film in favour of single-digit IQ humour.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
6 May 2026
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This time the closing hole was a brute, the toughest at Harbour Town on Sunday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This is the aforementioned devil’s chair.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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And, yes, there is a literal devil in this one, which won’t be a surprise to anyone familiar with LaValle’s novel.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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Davis gave up the first run of the game, a 412-foot solo home run by Cameron Gurney in the top of the fourth inning, that was followed by a double that could have started a crooked inning for the Utes, but Davis picked off the runner at second base.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 May 2026
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Giuliani was elected New York’s mayor in 1993 after serving as one of the nation’s highest-profile prosecutors, taking on mobsters and crooked Wall Street traders.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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The minotaur was a monster, half man and half bull, that was imprisoned in a dark underground labyrinth.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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This little green creature then tries to help the Minions find more monsters to flesh out their film, a plan that unsurprisingly goes awry.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2026
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“Rogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rogue. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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