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noun

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Recent Examples of rogue
Adjective
Ethan is on the hunt for a biological weapon called the Chimera virus as well as its cure, both of which were stolen by rogue IMF agent Sean Ambrose (Dougray Scott). Will Harris, EW.com, 23 May 2025 Importantly, the rogue narrative of sharks gaining a taste for human flesh pre-dated Jaws, and was invented largely by an Australian surgeon, Sir Victor Coppleson, in the 1950s. Chris Pepin-Neff, Scientific American, 26 May 2025
Noun
Which is why Ethan goes rogue, defying his government’s orders to bring the keys back to them. James Grebey, Vulture, 23 May 2025 The Captain made the decision to go rogue and return to shore, disobeying the orders of corporate. Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for rogue
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rogue
Adjective
  • On May 30, 2025, a Pennsylvania federal court refused NFL player agent Todd France’s request to vacate a December 2023 arbitration decision which ordered France to pay over $800,000 in damages to rival agent Jason Bernstein and which excoriated France for fraudulent conduct.
    Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
  • The couple were convicted of conspiring to defraud community banks out of more than $30 million in fraudulent loans as well as tax evasion and sentenced to 12 and seven years, respectively.
    Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • New threats emerge, including a ruthless new villain (Bill Skarsgård) and a blind assassin from Wick’s past, played by Donnie Yen in a standout performance.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 6 June 2025
  • Nicholas Hoult plays the film’s villain, the megalomaniac super-genius Lex Luthor.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • Both Judy and the monkey lost their mothers at young ages, except Dr. Watson copes by caring for people while Judy pushes them away.
    Carole Horst, Variety, 1 June 2025
  • High-profile cases in recent years include a monkey torture ring originating in Indonesia which was exposed and dismantled in 2023.
    Rebecca Wright, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • Last year, the Biden administration's Transportation Department opened an inquiry ordering American, Delta Air Lines, Southwest and United to provide records and submit reports to ensure consumers do not face unfair, deceptive, or anticompetitive practices.
    David Shepardson, USA Today, 3 June 2025
  • The quest to build human-level AI agents using techniques known to produce deceptive tendencies, Bengio says, is comparable to a car speeding down a narrow mountain road, with steep cliffs on either side, and thick fog obscuring the path ahead.
    Harry Booth, Time, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Conner was still battling his brute of a blue cat.
    Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 21 May 2025
  • Then comes the arrival of General Zod and his two primary compatriots – a warrior woman and a silent hulking brute – who do battle with Superman around the city, causing much destruction and threatening the life of Lois Lane and her Daily Planet coworkers.
    Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Mahnaz’s son is a Tasmanian devil spinning his ticking time bomb energy into entrepreneurial pursuits (running a gambling ring at school), bullying classmates and yelling at any adult that interferes with his forcefield.
    Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 22 May 2025
  • Assign a devil’s advocate to challenge views and ensure richer discussions. 6.
    Nuala Walsh, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Adjective
  • Throughout the film, newspaper headlines and snippets of TV contextualize the story against the backdrop of anti-Vietnam demonstrations, colleges retaliating to student campus protests and aggressive policing, along with glimpses of Richard Nixon’s crooked grin.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
  • The moon's insides are crooked thanks to the near side being some 306 degrees Fahrenheit hotter at depth than its counterpart on the lunar far side.
    Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • The message of Bring Her Back may be that grief is the real monster.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 30 May 2025
  • Almost anyone 18 and older that appears onscreen is a monster here, and anyone younger is either prey or a means to an end.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 28 May 2025

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“Rogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rogue. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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