subverter

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Noun
  • In doing so, Din becomes a traitor to his bounty hunter guild, led by Greef Karga (Carl Weathers).
    Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 May 2026
  • As a result, he was tried in absentia, declared a traitor and subjected to the state’s harshest penalties.
    Kimberly Nath, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • The Cannes jurors seemed well prepared for this, especially the screenwriter Paul Laverty, who has been Ken Loach’s most important collaborator for decades.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • The six-episode murder mystery dramedy — created by Robin Bernheim, a longtime collaborator of Shields — premieres Monday.
    Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • The seamless integration of old and new feels stealthy, and a touch subversive, a doubling-down on the museum’s approach to time as nonlinear, sinuous and delightfully slippery.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Instead, the stylish couple spent the construction years combing through vintage markets, building a concept that’s classic, but singular and a little subversive.
    Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Angels’ third straight thumping by the Dodgers, a 10-1 victory on Sunday afternoon, completing a sweep by a margin of 31-3, was also their third straight sellout of the weekend and ninth in 21 home games, for a team that is now 16-31.
    Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 18 May 2026
  • The Sunday matchup drew in 12,541 fans for the third sellout of the weekend at Sutter Health Park.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • The Conservatives, currently led by Kemi Badenoch, slammed Braverman following her defection, characterizing her as an inevitable turncoat and questioning her mental faculties.
    Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 26 Jan. 2026
  • But the result is that a fair number of former Sanders allies or staffers have turned out to be MAGA turncoats, cranks, or washed out of politics altogether.
    Ryan Cooper, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • It is aided in its unceasing efforts to gain more power and undermine our institutions and rights by a Congress in which quislings claim a majority.
    Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
  • But the president's new FTC chair, Andrew Ferguson, is an outspoken Big Tech critic on X and is signaling the panel won't be stacked with pro-industry quislings.
    Marc Caputo, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Lesch plays the savior’s anguished betrayer not as an intellectual equal who fiercely debates him and loses all patience with the movement.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
  • Judas, the betrayer of Jesus Christ, was believed to be the 13th Apostle to join the table at the Last Supper.
    Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Five of his co-conspirators are now on trial in federal court.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
  • Prosecutors contend that the conspirators also worked to halt the growth of smaller competing standard dry container manufacturers by undercutting prices on certain boxes.
    Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
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“Subverter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subverter. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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