schismatics

Definition of schismaticsnext
plural of schismatic

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Noun
  • The men who once styled themselves renegades increasingly resembled every other hyper-online young guy—gaming, memeing, trading.
    Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026
  • But in order to remain a meaningful platform for creative renegades, the festival needs to also take risks.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Drawing at least in part on information from Chalker’s defectors, the Pentagon constructed life-size underground facsimiles of Iranian nuclear facilities where the scientists had worked, attempting to duplicate even the thickness of the walls.
    David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Parties have mostly voted in blocks on major issues in recent years, with small numbers of defectors increasingly rare.
    Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • An idea could be forming despite unbelievers.
    Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Peppering dashes of humor into its brew of foreboding, the movie views the rise of an authoritarian movement through its effect on a family of unbelievers, covering a five-year period that begins in celebration and ends somewhere very different.
    Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Schismatics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schismatics. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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