militarily
adverb
mil·i·tari·ly
ˌmi-lə-ˈter-ə-lē 
1
: in a military manner
2
: from a military standpoint
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The big question is has our macho PM realized that militarily, Iran could turn out to be the Ukraine in this fight?
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
Putin is unlikely to intervene militarily on Iran’s behalf, according to Robert English, an international foreign policy expert at USC.
—Gavin J. Quinton
march 10, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Hezbollah has already denounced and defied the ban, continuing to engage militarily with Israel, which has sent troops into southern Lebanon and is still pounding the organization from the air—including in a new round of strikes in Beirut this morning.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
One of the officials said Trump had asked the Iraqi Kurds to militarily support the Iranian Kurdish groups in operations in Iran and to open the border to allow the Iranian Kurdish groups to move freely back and forth.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
Putin is unlikely to intervene militarily on Iran’s behalf, according to Robert English, an international foreign policy expert at USC.
—Gavin J. Quinton
march 10, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Hezbollah has already denounced and defied the ban, continuing to engage militarily with Israel, which has sent troops into southern Lebanon and is still pounding the organization from the air—including in a new round of strikes in Beirut this morning.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
One of the officials said Trump had asked the Iraqi Kurds to militarily support the Iranian Kurdish groups in operations in Iran and to open the border to allow the Iranian Kurdish groups to move freely back and forth.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
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militarily
adverb
mil·i·tari·ly
ˌmil-ə-ˈter-ə-lē
1
: in a military manner
2
: from a military standpoint
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