as in rebels
a person who thinks that a nation, state, etc., should separate from another and become independent
A growing group of secessionists are pushing for the independence of the region.
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By the finale, the galactic chessboard is crowded with players—emperors, rebels, prophets, impostors—but as Hari Seldon (Jared Harris) warned in the very first episode, the center cannot hold.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025 -
The proceeds from the arms sales were then used to fund right-wing, anti-communist rebels, known as the Contras, in Nicaragua.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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This might enable a mission which, for example, a Viper is located covertly next to a safe house known to be used by insurgents.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The state Republicans have routinely witnessed battles between far-right insurgents who in recent years have complained the party isn’t Trumpy enough and the financial institutional wing that has long been the GOP establishment and funded the party for decades.—
Rick Pearson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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These radicals are specifically based on an organosulfur compound called tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) units.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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The radicals on the left are the problem.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Sep. 2025
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Lone offenders, according to the document, remain the top threat, but there are also concerns about domestic extremists and foreign terror organizations.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Of 71 terrorist attacks perpetrated in 2022, far-right extremists were responsible for 69%.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Secessionists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secessionists. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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