ren·e·gade
ˈre-ni-ˌgād 
1
: a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another
2
: an individual who rejects lawful or conventional behavior
1
: having deserted a faith, cause, or religion for a hostile one
2
: having rejected tradition : unconventional
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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.
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Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Still, a new report in a U.K. news outlet suggests that Harry and his American wife Meghan, renegade members of the British royal family who’ve been living in California, have decided to try and regain a foothold in Europe by buying a home in Portugal.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
Claude Gatebuke, The New York Review of Books, 10 June 2021
Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024
The speech came just six months after a white mob had laid waste to Greenwood, violently rebuking calls for social equality, political rights and the end of renegade lynch law.
—Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Draped in a black leather vest and pants, while sporting dark shades and a bucket hat, the reggaetón renegade exuded rugged charisma.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Still, a new report in a U.K. news outlet suggests that Harry and his American wife Meghan, renegade members of the British royal family who’ve been living in California, have decided to try and regain a foothold in Europe by buying a home in Portugal.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
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
Adjective
Winner of the Jury Prize and a collective Best Actress Award at Cannes, renegade auteur and HIFF alum Jacques Audiard’s (RUST AND BONE, DHEEPAN) latest odyssey is an audacious fever dream that defies genres and expectations.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024
The speech came just six months after a white mob had laid waste to Greenwood, violently rebuking calls for social equality, political rights and the end of renegade lynch law.
—Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Renegade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renegade. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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renegade
1 of 2 noun
ren·e·gade
ˈren-i-ˌgād
1
: a person who deserts a faith, cause, or party
2
: a person who rejects lawful or acceptable behavior
renegade
2 of 2 adjective1
: having deserted a faith, cause, or party
2
: having rejected tradition : unconventional
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