revolutionary
adjective
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of a revolution, or a sudden, complete, or marked change.
revolutionaries
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pluralof revolutionary.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“O Canada” is as soaring as “God Save the King,” while revolutionaries across the world have chanted “La Marseillaise” for centuries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
Americans, who usually think the world revolves around economics, consistently misapprehend how revolutionaries embrace tumult.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
"They'd love to humiliate the Castros and get one of the original revolutionaries from 1959 behind bars. But the strategic value of that is questionable."
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
At this year's awards, held on March 15, Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" -- a wild tale of leftist revolutionaries, white supremacists and immigrant detention centers -- was crowned as best picture.
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026
No Czech revolutionaries jumped out from behind the bushes to free us, but the Czech people fought back in less violent ways.
From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz
