Noun The group was full of free spirits and renegades who challenged every assumption of what art should be. She regaled him with stories about pirates and renegades on the high seas.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The fight is on, with a flurry of punches that hasn’t stopped since the game was split by the controversial arrival of the renegade tour. Tara Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2022 How to do a renegade row: Start off in a high plank with one dumbbell in each hand. Tatiana Lampa, Good Housekeeping, 13 July 2022 Tuesday was no exception, featuring a spattering of renegade downpours that blossomed during the heat of the day. Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2022 These days, what used to be admired as renegade, out-of-the-box leadership by ultrarich industry titans looks out of touch — and is a turnoff for consumers, says Mario Natarelli, managing partner at branding agency MBLM. Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 July 2022 More salient with regards to the state of fashion today is the designer’s renegade, and highly collaborative, approach to her work. Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue, 1 July 2022 Captured in a trash can, tossed into jail, the renegade lawyer looks to be spinning out. Darren Franich, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2022 The unclipped chinstrap of his off-kilter helmet only added to his air of renegade insouciance. Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 23 July 2022 Alternate between dumbbell thrusters and renegade rows with a medium set of weights. Tatiana Lampa, Good Housekeeping, 13 July 2022
Verb
Do Not Disturb follows Karegeya’s life from African herd boy to BMW-driving government spy to renegade refugee who fell prey to the boredom, loneliness, and conspiracies of exile. Claude Gatebuke, The New York Review of Books, 10 June 2021 Do Not Disturb follows Karegeya’s life from African herd boy to BMW-driving government spy to renegade refugee who fell prey to the boredom, loneliness, and conspiracies of exile. Claude Gatebuke, The New York Review of Books, 10 June 2021 Do Not Disturb follows Karegeya’s life from African herd boy to BMW-driving government spy to renegade refugee who fell prey to the boredom, loneliness, and conspiracies of exile. Claude Gatebuke, The New York Review of Books, 10 June 2021 Do Not Disturb follows Karegeya’s life from African herd boy to BMW-driving government spy to renegade refugee who fell prey to the boredom, loneliness, and conspiracies of exile. Claude Gatebuke, The New York Review of Books, 10 June 2021 Do Not Disturb follows Karegeya’s life from African herd boy to BMW-driving government spy to renegade refugee who fell prey to the boredom, loneliness, and conspiracies of exile. Claude Gatebuke, The New York Review of Books, 10 June 2021 Do Not Disturb follows Karegeya’s life from African herd boy to BMW-driving government spy to renegade refugee who fell prey to the boredom, loneliness, and conspiracies of exile. Claude Gatebuke, The New York Review of Books, 10 June 2021 Do Not Disturb follows Karegeya’s life from African herd boy to BMW-driving government spy to renegade refugee who fell prey to the boredom, loneliness, and conspiracies of exile. Claude Gatebuke, The New York Review of Books, 10 June 2021 Do Not Disturb follows Karegeya’s life from African herd boy to BMW-driving government spy to renegade refugee who fell prey to the boredom, loneliness, and conspiracies of exile. Claude Gatebuke, The New York Review of Books, 10 June 2021
Adjective
China has pledged to reunify Taiwan, which Beijing considers a renegade province, with the mainland, and hasn’t ruled out using military force. Warren P. Strobel, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2022 In 2019, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan, the self-governing island that China sees as a renegade province.BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2022 In 2019, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan, the self-governing island that China sees as a renegade province.New York Times, 7 Aug. 2022 Even so, a mainland assault on the island, which is self-governed but considered by Beijing to be a renegade province, would create wrenching dilemmas for hundreds of Fortune Global 500 CEOs—including Kempzcinski. Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 29 July 2022 China, which considers democratic Taiwan a renegade province and likely aims to retake it at some time in the future, reacted with menacing statements. Frida Ghitis, CNN, 28 July 2022 Still, if this is a harbinger of the war to come, these renegade helpers may be a very good sign.Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2022 The most promising thread involves the renegade A.I. Maeve (Thandiwe Newton), who reunites with Caleb (Aaron Paul), taking off on a mission together. Brian Lowry, CNN, 26 June 2022 Just as life finds a way, Jurassic Park found it way into theaters in 1993, kicking off a franchise by terrifying viewers with tales renegade T-Rexes and velociraptors that hunt in packs. Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 17 June 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Spanish renegado, from Medieval Latin renegatus, from past participle of renegare to deny, from Latin re- + negare to deny — more at negate