the military
noun
: the armed forces
He has had a long career in the military.
The policy is opposed by the military.
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For instance, the Biden NSS had mentioned several ongoing regional conflicts including the military coup in Myanmar and the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
But those crafts wouldn’t have to use automatic dependent surveillance – broadcast technology, or ADS-B, which the military had agreed to start using after the January crash and which wasn't being used at the time.
—Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
The most extreme contrast would be to go into the military.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025
Most of the nation is occupied, the military is scattered, and the Endurance is just one fragment of what remains.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 12 Dec. 2025
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
But those crafts wouldn’t have to use automatic dependent surveillance – broadcast technology, or ADS-B, which the military had agreed to start using after the January crash and which wasn't being used at the time.
—Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
The most extreme contrast would be to go into the military.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025
Most of the nation is occupied, the military is scattered, and the Endurance is just one fragment of what remains.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 12 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the military
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“The military.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20military. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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