militant
adjective
mil·i·tant
ˈmi-lə-tənt 
1
: engaged in warfare or combat : fighting
2
: aggressively active (as in a cause) : combative
militant conservationists
a militant attitude
militant
noun
militantly
adverb
militantness
noun
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Examples of militant in a Sentence
an angry and militant speech
political radicals with a militant unwillingness to compromise on any issue
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Three Israeli hostages were released to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Sunday following a ceasefire deal between Israel and the militant group Hamas.
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Rachel Scully, The Hill, 19 Jan. 2025
Palestinian statehood remains very difficult question for Israel to answer, pushed further away by the October 7 attacks and 15 months of brutal war in Gaza against Palestinian militant group Hamas.
—Ellie Cook, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
In any case, the militant Islamist group is no longer the same organization that launched the October 7, 2023, massacre.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2025
Advertisement The pause in 15 months of war is a step toward ending the deadliest, most destructive fighting ever between Israel and the Hamas militant group — and comes more than a year after the only other cease-fire was achieved.
—Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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Rachel Scully, The Hill, 19 Jan. 2025
Palestinian statehood remains very difficult question for Israel to answer, pushed further away by the October 7 attacks and 15 months of brutal war in Gaza against Palestinian militant group Hamas.
—Ellie Cook, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
In any case, the militant Islamist group is no longer the same organization that launched the October 7, 2023, massacre.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2025
Advertisement The pause in 15 months of war is a step toward ending the deadliest, most destructive fighting ever between Israel and the Hamas militant group — and comes more than a year after the only other cease-fire was achieved.
—Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Militant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/militant. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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militant
adjective
mil·i·tant
ˈmil-ə-tənt
1
: being at war
2
: aggressively active especially in a cause
militant protesters
militant
noun
militantly
adverb
militantness
noun
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