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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His arrest came as Louisiana authorities sought him on a charge of making terroristic threats and the community prepared for the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, known as Jazz Fest, which begins Thursday and runs through May 3.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
At the time of his arrest, Gillum was wanted in Orleans Parish by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety on terroristic threats charges.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Gillum was wanted on charges of making terroristic threats.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
Before moving to the murder indictment during a hearing on Tuesday, Judge Giardino, who presides in the 396th District Court, accepted Omondi’s guilty plea in a separate misdemeanor terroristic threat case.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2026
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Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
At the time of his arrest, Gillum was wanted in Orleans Parish by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety on terroristic threats charges.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Gillum was wanted on charges of making terroristic threats.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
Before moving to the murder indictment during a hearing on Tuesday, Judge Giardino, who presides in the 396th District Court, accepted Omondi’s guilty plea in a separate misdemeanor terroristic threat case.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Terroristic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terroristic. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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