terroristic
adjective
ter·ror·is·tic
ˌter-ər-ˈi-stik 
: involving or employing violent acts of terror : marked by terrorism
terroristic threats
accused of conspiring to carry out terroristic acts
resorting to terroristic tactics
terroristic organizations/regimes
He demonstrates how, in applying their openly terroristic concept of warfare, the officer corps, and not just the SS, promoted mentalities and practices that prepared the ground for the mass liquidations.—
V. R. Berghahn
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Two New Jersey men have been arrested after making terroristic threats to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
An Afghan national was arrested and charged with making terroristic threats in Tarrant County on Tuesday, Department of Homeland Security officials said.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Nov. 2025
Court records show that Mohammad Dawood Alokozay was charged at the state level with making a terroristic threat.
—Brooke Taylor , Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 29 Nov. 2025
Two original charges — strangulation and terroristic threatening — were dismissed without prejudice.
—Stephanie Kuzydym, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Nov. 2025
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
An Afghan national was arrested and charged with making terroristic threats in Tarrant County on Tuesday, Department of Homeland Security officials said.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Nov. 2025
Court records show that Mohammad Dawood Alokozay was charged at the state level with making a terroristic threat.
—Brooke Taylor , Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 29 Nov. 2025
Two original charges — strangulation and terroristic threatening — were dismissed without prejudice.
—Stephanie Kuzydym, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for terroristic
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“Terroristic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terroristic. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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