alarmists

noun

plural of alarmist
as in extremists

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  1. extremists
  2. radicals
  3. proponents
  4. rebels
  5. insurgents
  6. advocates
  7. troublemakers
  8. apostles
Noun
  • More than 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were systematically ‌massacred in the East African ⁠nation by Hutu extremists over roughly 100 days from April ⁠to July 1994.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 1 July 2026
  • Opportunists like the daycare group, which was selling weapons, and extremists — not the hobbyists.
    — Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026
Definition of extremists
Noun
  • American Muslims for Palestine has repeatedly come under fire over leading members’ past ties to foreign terrorists, though the group denies supporting such radicals.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 26 June 2026
  • Every House Democrat, in safe and competitive districts alike, will now answer to the radicals calling the shots.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 24 June 2026
Definition of radicals
Noun
  • Stream-access proponents took a similar approach in 2010, after a landowner on the Taylor River strung cables from bank to bank to keep a rafting company from floating down.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026
  • Many proponents believe that access to affordable models will act as a leveler, allowing smaller enterprises to innovate, test, and gain insights in ways previously that were previously much more challenging.
    — Francesca Cassidy, Fortune, 22 June 2026
Definition of proponents
Noun
  • He was convicted in 2009 of human rights abuses in the fight against the rebels, and later of corruption charges.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • He was convicted in 2009 of human rights abuses in the fight against the rebels and, later on, corruption charges.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of rebels
Noun
  • The establishment’s theory of the case has always been that popular insurgents are too risky, too unpolished, too outside the lane.
    — Tad Devine, Fortune, 7 July 2026
  • Fujimori, 51, is the daughter of late President Alberto Fujimori, who governed the country ​with an iron fist from 1990 to 2000 and was credited with defeating Maoist insurgents and taming runaway hyperinflation.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 4 July 2026
Definition of insurgents
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  • Local advocates are pushing prefab even further, pitching off‑grid cottage villages powered by solar and advanced water recycling — an affordable, sustainable vision that may test Altadena’s appetite for denser housing.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Ferguson and Yaeckel are climate advocates with the San Diego chapters of the Citizens Climate Lobby.
    — James Ferguson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026
Definition of advocates
Noun
  • This year’s milestone edition furthers that legacy by pairing foundational film voices with the next generation of artistic troublemakers.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026
  • To help boost those numbers, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWCC) recently released a brief PSA video advising on the best ways to locate and dispatch the ongoing troublemakers.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
Definition of troublemakers
Noun
  • The ritual confers the Holy Spirit from one bishop to another and recalls Christ’s gesture to his apostles.
    — Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Seven Mountains has brought the language of spiritual warfare and demon-fighting into the mainstream of evangelicalism, through a network of pastors who view themselves as prophets and apostles engaged in a battle against evil secular forces.
    — Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
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