Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alarmists
Noun
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The attack was the third in less than two months that French authorities attributed to Islamic extremists, and prompted the government to raise its security alert to the maximum level.—
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025 -
Performances that allow children in the audience have come under fire from far-right extremists and lawmakers across the country, with over a dozen bills introduced across 8 states in 2023.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
26 Feb. 2025
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Hasina's ouster has left both political as well as security vacuums, giving more space to religious radicals.—
Michael Kugelman,
NPR,
21 Dec. 2024
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Obama ended up funding and arming the Syrian opposition so feebly it was slaughtered and – when its extremists joined up with radicals from Iraq’s long-running insurgency against the US occupation – metastasized into ISIS.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
7 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Women and people of color are historically paid less than their white male counterparts, and proponents of the transparency practice say this would help mitigate that by making pay public.—
Carrie Shepherd,
Axios,
3 Jan. 2025
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Despite these predictions, New York remains a very Democratic state, and energy proponents will no doubt still face an uphill battle in trying to change state policy.—
Daniel Markind,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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And when a couple of grenades are thrown into their space – because insurgents happen to be in the house next door – the action ratchets up and begins to spin out of control for the soldiers.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2025
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Troops unknowingly entered an apartment building next to insurgents, and al-Qaeda forces hurled a grenade through a sniper hole, injuring one of the SEALs, Elliott Miller (Cosmo Jarvis).—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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Workers, too, are increasingly leery of their employers, who, for their part, see those fighting for greater freedom of association as troublemakers.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Sep. 2019
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Krampus isn’t all bad, though, as his deployment of corporal punishment is intended to drive troublemakers into a life of virtue.—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
22 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Some of Mangione's supporters have left messages of praise for him, while others have criticized the fundraising efforts.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
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Mangione's supporters have flocked to social media, posting videos admiring the 26-year-old Ivy League graduate for the crime he has been accused of and even his looks.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Under Section 3 of the Constitution's 14th Amendment, insurrectionists are banned from holding federal office.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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The numbers indicate an uptick in disapproval for the move after a Reuters/Ipsos poll from last month found that 58 percent of Americans were not in favor of the president pardoning the insurrectionists.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Alarmists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alarmists. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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