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- adverb In a
treasonous manner, or to a treasonous degree
Etymologies
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Examples
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Not mentioning slavery was an egregious error, but WHY is he honoring the confederacy, who treasonously attempted to seceed from the United State of America, in the first place?
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And here's the offensive piece of jewelery in context, at the treasonously-named Poison Apple website.
Archive 2009-08-01 2009
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He would treasonously expose a CIA agent for political gain.
Think Progress » Murdoch: ‘I Don’t Think’ Fox News ‘Should Be Supporting The Tea Party’ 2010
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The implication, whether intentional or not, is obvious: the shadowy advertisers either want Obama to be framed for high crimes and misdemeanors he did not commit, “Impeach” is simply a euphemism for “treasonously overthrow.”
Think Progress » ‘Impeach Obama’ billboard ‘not meant to allege any impeachable offense.’ 2010
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Or worse, perhaps our leaders DO know it and have treasonously decided to make things easier for the terrorists.
Report: WH in full CYA/BDS mode over Christmas attack. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2010
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It's Obama whose legacy will be a 9 trillion dollar deficit, but he couldn't have achieved that with a lot of help from treasonously irresponsible tax-and-spenders like Ted Kennedy.
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Where in hell is there a connection between 19 foreigners with knives murdering 3,000 Americans, and needing to treasonously disarm Americans?
The Governator Reprises His Role as a Villain, Wins Top Honors Dave Hurteau 2008
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Even more treasonously, Bush too is clearly a puppet of national/international elites.
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In contrast, Nixon's "secret plan" to end the Vietnam war turned out to be treasonously scuttling Johnson's negotiations with the North Vietnamese (so that there would be no peace before the 1968 election), then expanding the war into Cambodia and Laos before realizing that it was a lost cause, years and thousands of deaths later.
Obama: It's Me Against The D.C. Foreign Policy Establishment 2009
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Far from being progressive, he is treasonously right wing extremist, fitting in with the entire "Unitary theory of the Executive" crowd.
Lieberman Aide: Booting Him Would Be Putting Politics Ahead Of Nation's Safety 2009
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