Meanings
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- metonymicallyThe attack against the United States Congress at the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
This particularly disturbed me after the January 6 mob attack on Capitol Hill, because it all felt part of the same programme.
2021 January 22, Lilah Raptopoulos, “My tug-of-war with algorithms”, in Financial Times, archived from the original on 22 Jan 20212 more examples
It was finally time, per Trump’s instructions, to march down Pennsylvania Avenue. The rest you know all about, despite efforts by most Republicans in Congress to hide the truth of January 6.
2021 June 14, Jeffrey Goldberg, “The Capitol Riot Was Prologue”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 18 Jun 2021This pattern is repeated by the organisation “Condemned USA”, itself run by a January 6 convict, which raises money through nine GiveSendGos for defendants/convicts.
2024 December 28, Rebecca Visser, “Crowdfunding Conspiracists: Grassroots Giving to January 6 Participants”, in International Centre for Counter-Terrorism, page 8
Synonyms & antonyms
nountwelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From the date, by metonymy.
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