as in rebel
a person who stirs up public feelings especially of discontent
a firebrand who urged crowds to riot during the blackouts
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Recent Examples of firebrand
There was a moment of silence and a video showing Moore at his firebrand best, but the most moving tribute may have been delivered by Cortese.
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Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
Former Trump adviser and right-wing firebrand Steve Bannon issued a blistering attack on tech moguls Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg during an interview with NPR ahead of President-elect Trump’s inauguration Monday.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
Now, as Trump breaks another norm – and American political tradition – by inviting foreign presidents and prime ministers to his Jan. 20 inauguration, these firebrands are at the top of his list.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
The conservative media firebrand, a leading MAGA voice, has already noted his dissent against Trump's alignment with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk — but the president-elect has seemingly sided with the world's richest man.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 19 Jan. 2025
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Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
Former Trump adviser and right-wing firebrand Steve Bannon issued a blistering attack on tech moguls Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg during an interview with NPR ahead of President-elect Trump’s inauguration Monday.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
Now, as Trump breaks another norm – and American political tradition – by inviting foreign presidents and prime ministers to his Jan. 20 inauguration, these firebrands are at the top of his list.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
The conservative media firebrand, a leading MAGA voice, has already noted his dissent against Trump's alignment with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk — but the president-elect has seemingly sided with the world's richest man.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firebrand
Noun
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The coming-of-age film tells the story of Ren (Bacon), a teen rebel who moves to a small Southern town that has outlawed dancing for religious reasons.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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Besides, the Caribbean strife was thwarting trade and endangering American lives and livelihoods in the region. McKinley, sympathetic toward the rebels but not wanting war with Spain, dispatched a prominent Illinois trial lawyer to Cuba to study the situation and report back.—
Robert W. Merry,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Following the Barnard students’ expulsion, more than 50 anti-Israel agitators took over a building on Barnard’s campus, echoing last year’s takeover of Hamilton Hall at Columbia University.—
Rachel Wolf,
Fox News,
4 Mar. 2025
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These washers use a gentle tumbling action instead of the harsher action of a center agitator in a top-loading washer.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
31 Jan. 2025
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There’s much misinformation about who actually pays tariffs Trump is a proponent of tariffs, insisting that they are paid for by foreign countries.—
Paul Wiseman,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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Ilya Shapiro, a senior fellow and director of constitutional studies at the Manhattan Institute, a conservative think tank, is also a staunch free speech proponent.—
Tovia Smith,
NPR,
3 Mar. 2025
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That’s classically how a demagogue works and how a demagogue becomes a tyrant.—
Sean Illing,
Vox,
22 Feb. 2025
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Many Latines who are conservative in the U.S. come from countries where similar right-wing demagogues were elected in the last decade.—
Nicole Froio,
refinery29.com,
6 Nov. 2024
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On Wednesday, Lyle Menendez reacted to the news to his supporters and family in a Facebook post.—
Kevin Dolak,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Mar. 2025
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Cuomo’s allies are forming a super PAC to boost his run, as have supporters of others in the past.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Like other concert promoters and talent buyers, Slusher does a lot of research before booking a band or solo artist.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
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Jamaican promoters Sunnation have perfected the art of the high-end breakfast party in both Trinidad and Jamaica, with their Jamaica fete ensconced as the place to see-and-be-seen at Jamaica Carnival each April.—
Baz Dreisinger,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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In recent years, the PKK has been limited to isolated attacks inside Turkey as the Turkish military, backed by armed drones, has pushed PKK insurgents increasingly across the mountainous border into Iraq.—
Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Elected by surprise in 2018, Ocasio-Cortez was a progressive insurgent, a democratic socialist, a frequent critic of her own party, and a social media sensation.—
Steve Inskeep,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2025
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With Ai, Rebel: The Art and Activism of Ai Weiwei, Seattle Art Museum presents the provocateur’s largest-ever U.S. exhibition, gathering more than 130 works created over his 40-year career.—
Ellen Carpenter,
AFAR Media,
5 Mar. 2025
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At the kick-off the veteran punk provocateurs’ Australian tour on Saturday (March 1) at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium, Armstrong once again switched up the lyrics to one of the band’s songs to send a unequivocal, harsh message to the current American administration.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Firebrand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firebrand. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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