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a person who loves his or her country and supports its interests and policies
die-hard loyalists engaging in espionage against the revolutionaries
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Recent Examples of loyalists
Newspapers played a crucial role in these debates, not only in terms of facilitating the spread of news across the Colonies but also in publishing the perspectives of loyalists and patriots alike.
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Alexandra Cox, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
Over the weekend, the operation against Assad loyalists spiraled into communal killings.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
At least 973 civilians, including women and children, have been killed in Syria in recent days as forces of the new administration seek to crush loyalists of former President Bashar al-Assad, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
The Syrian government told CNN on Saturday that at least 150 of its security forces had been killed since Thursday and 300 had been captured in clashes with Assad loyalists.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
The attacks started this week after reports emerged that Assad loyalists had ambushed and killed members of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham – the rebel group that spearheaded the rebellion that ousted the former Syrian leader.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
International alarm is growing over fighting in western Syria, where hundreds of civilians have been reportedly killed amid intense clashes between the country’s new government and loyalists to the regime of former President Bashar al-Assad.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2025
New government security forces, along with thousands of armed pro-government fighters, have poured into the region, clashing with loyalists.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2025
Along with the civilian casualties, the war monitor reported 125 members of the government security forces have been killed along with 148 militants associated with the loyalists.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2025
Alexandra Cox, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
Over the weekend, the operation against Assad loyalists spiraled into communal killings.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
At least 973 civilians, including women and children, have been killed in Syria in recent days as forces of the new administration seek to crush loyalists of former President Bashar al-Assad, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
The Syrian government told CNN on Saturday that at least 150 of its security forces had been killed since Thursday and 300 had been captured in clashes with Assad loyalists.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
The attacks started this week after reports emerged that Assad loyalists had ambushed and killed members of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham – the rebel group that spearheaded the rebellion that ousted the former Syrian leader.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
International alarm is growing over fighting in western Syria, where hundreds of civilians have been reportedly killed amid intense clashes between the country’s new government and loyalists to the regime of former President Bashar al-Assad.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2025
New government security forces, along with thousands of armed pro-government fighters, have poured into the region, clashing with loyalists.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2025
Along with the civilian casualties, the war monitor reported 125 members of the government security forces have been killed along with 148 militants associated with the loyalists.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Loyalists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loyalists. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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