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as in aggressive
feeling or displaying eagerness to fight
political radicals with a militant unwillingness to compromise on any issue
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2
as in ambitious
having or showing a bold forcefulness in the pursuit of a goal
militant protestors refusing to disperse
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as in partisan
one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause
militants within the movement insisted that there could be no compromise on the issue
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Recent Examples of militant
Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025
Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, an ally of Hamas, fought a bruising war last year that nominally ended with a U.S.-brokered ceasefire in November.
—Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
In Syria, Tehran will try to take advantage of the current power vacuum by empowering grassroots militant groups.
—Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 8 July 2025
Smoke billows after an Israeli strike on Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on June 28, 2025, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
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Some reports estimate that tens of thousands of moderate Muslims also have been killed by extremists in Nigeria, reflecting the broader toll of militant violence.
—Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025
Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, an ally of Hamas, fought a bruising war last year that nominally ended with a U.S.-brokered ceasefire in November.
—Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
In Syria, Tehran will try to take advantage of the current power vacuum by empowering grassroots militant groups.
—Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 8 July 2025
Smoke billows after an Israeli strike on Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on June 28, 2025, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for militant
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As the relationship between Putin and Trump has soured, a broad coalition of U.S. lawmakers has lined up ready to place new aggressive sanctions on Russia.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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The older Biden was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer, characterized by a Gleason score of 9, or Grade Group 5, with metastasis to the bone.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
22 July 2025
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These are the most ambitious headphones Skullcandy has ever released.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Matthew Tostevin What To Know The Line, the most ambitious piece of Neom, was unveiled as a pair of parallel 500-meter-tall skyscrapers stretching through the desert.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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The General Assembly passed another bill last year that made most municipal elections in Forsyth County partisan.—
Nora O’Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
2 July 2025
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Such actions can create the impression that the military is currently serving partisan, not national, interests.—
Time,
Time,
1 July 2025
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Five days later, on July 8, an attorney for the city manager submitted a letter of potential claim against the city citing defamation, harassment and creation of a hostile work environment.—
Anita Edmondson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 July 2025
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In early October 2022, the ruling said, McCarty filed a hostile work environment complaint with the police department.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
25 July 2025
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He’s also ruled out the Chinese mainland due to fierce competition, entrenched EV incumbents, and a power grid so advanced that ultra-fast charging is widely available—making battery swapping largely unnecessary.—
Clay Chandler,
Fortune,
19 July 2025
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The two have one of the fiercest rivals in college football known as the Iron Bowl.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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In the series, an activist, nun and former prisoner battle for its closure.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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Addressing Insider Threats and Workplace Violence Many executive protection programs are designed to address external threats such as activists, stalkers and aggrieved individuals.—
Control Risks,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Today, taxes on wealth, as opposed to income, form the core of anti-billionaire crusaders’ plans to eliminate the largest fortunes.—
Kyle Khan-Mullins,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Anti-pornography crusaders are on a winning streak.—
Pilar Melendez,
NBC news,
22 June 2025
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“Militant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/militant. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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