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Recent Examples of deserter Members of the Rwandan diaspora are regularly contacted by army deserters asking for help. Michela Wrong, Foreign Affairs, 3 Mar. 2025 Against overwhelming odds, Scott dares the unthinkable — cross behind enemy lines, survive the lethal landscape, evade capture by ruthless enemies, resist natural predators, face human deserters and finish the mission singlehandedly. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025 Its return hearkens back to other periods in American history when firing squads were more common, such as the colonial era and the Civil War, when it was used against deserters. Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2025 Members of the Rwandan diaspora are regularly contacted by army deserters asking for help. Michela Wrong, Foreign Affairs, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for deserter
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Noun
  • In an effort to figure out who the traitor on his team is, Ethan Hunt needs the NOC list, which contains the identities of every American spy.
    Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 27 May 2025
  • The Confederacy — traitors — were fighting to keep my ancestors enslaved.
    Hashim Coates, Denver Post, 5 May 2025
Noun
  • Set in a crumbling Japanese metropolis rebuilt after a devastating explosion, Akira follows teenage rebels Kaneda and Tetsuo as secret government experiments unleash psychic forces capable of unmaking the world.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 21 May 2025
  • In response, the commanders decide to meet in Washington D.C., and Serena (Yvonne Strahovski) finally chooses a side once and for all and gives up their plan to June (Elisabeth Moss) and the fellow rebels.
    EW.com, EW.com, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • The move to shutter the renegade shops — which in Manhattan alone vastly exceeded the number of Starbucks coffee shops — was widely applauded.
    Ashley Southall, New York Times, 15 May 2025
  • His band of renegades is deeply committed to their mission and the members enjoy working together to overcome obstacles.
    Chip Bell, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025

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“Deserter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deserter. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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