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- noun Plural form of
renegade .
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Examples
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Jacobite interest: when I came to the word renegades after telling what it meant, one who deserts to the enemy, a revolter,
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 3 Horace Walpole 1757
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We have millions and millions of people, and yet we're being controlled by a small handful of folks at the top, namely, the renegades in our financial sector who just continue to abuse and mistreat the American people.
Sarah van Gelder: Van Jones: Want Jobs? Rebuild the Dream Sarah van Gelder 2011
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In issue #37, these ragtag renegades find themselves in the thick of their first scheme -- and on the business end of some battle droids.
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Those not embracing the christian dispensation of the New Right are called renegades by Robertson, and marked for annihilation in true apocalyptic fashion.
The Watcher: The New Zealand Voice of the Left Hand Path #6 1991
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In all these cases the Unionists who were detached from their parties were called renegades, as Burgoyne was.
The Devil's Disciple George Bernard Shaw 1903
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We lived very happy and peaceful after that, only we were called renegades by the other tribes, and especially the Khouans, that murderous class which believes that it pleases Allah if they shed their fellow beings 'blood.
The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I Jules Lermina 1877
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By "renegades", is he referring to the S.S.P.X or to the forces of the Vatican?
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By "renegades", is he referring to the S.S.P.X or to the forces of the Vatican?
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The story has made it way up the political food chain and has been aired in the broadcast media, as well, calling the Floridians "renegades" and Fowler "competitive" in her desire to see South Carolina gains the most attention.
Ron Levitt: State and National Democrats Continue Battle In Florida 2008
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This is a very popular game among gamers, and gamers have added many many additional roles to the game, such as renegades, priests, ghosts so that those who were killed can do more than watch and so on.
Archive 2007-02-01 2007
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