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subversive

adjective as in rebellious, destructive

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The Gambian authorities said the country would not be used as a "base for subversive activity against any state".

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And “A Gun in Every Home” is quietly subversive.

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Fears of a subversive “Fifth Column” spurred harassment of immigrants from Axis countries, especially the city’s tiny Japanese population.

Mostly they are performed for the pleasure of men, but they can be adapted to secretly subversive ends.

His subversive reflection was that centre-left parties had been "squeamish" about saying things that were "clearly true" about controlling borders.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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