1
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
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
In summer 2019, Israel reportedly struck the weapons depots of Iranian-back Shiite militant groups in Iraq.
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Amy McAuliffe,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
Greg Myre,
NPR,
10 June 2026
Pakistani officials said 26 militants were killed.
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CBS News,
10 June 2026
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Adjective
Despite a fragile ceasefire reached in October that paused the heaviest fighting between Israel and the Hamas militant group, Israel continues to carry out near daily strikes and shelling across the coastal enclave.
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Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
In summer 2019, Israel reportedly struck the weapons depots of Iranian-back Shiite militant groups in Iraq.
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Amy McAuliffe,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
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When a Hezbollah militant launches these drones, they are attached to a fiber-optic cable that can stretch for several miles.
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Greg Myre,
NPR,
10 June 2026
Pakistani officials said 26 militants were killed.
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CBS News,
10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for militant
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The goal is gentle smoke and indirect heat rather than aggressive flames.
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Right now, the multi-trillion-dollar global apparel industry is undergoing an aggressive technological shift, adopting artificial intelligence as a production standard rather than an experimental pilot.
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With ambitious Mars in your 2nd House of Resources sextiling lucky Jupiter in your 4th House of Home, money choices gather momentum and support.
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Holmes, 26, had ambitious plans for the winnings.
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Meanwhile, partisans continued to spar over dozens of Republican bills that would allow voters to lower property taxes for homeowners by raising sales taxes on everyone.
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When anti-elite sentiment is bipartisan, the real swing voter becomes the disgruntled partisan.
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And until a Black commentator is held responsible for making openly hostile remarks about White people, nothing will change.
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For example, in March, the crypto exchange Kraken put its multibillion‑dollar IPO on hold amid hostile market conditions, according to CoinDesk.
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The 2023 arrest of her then-10-year-old cousin for urinating in public brought fierce condemnation.
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For a party that prides itself on diversity, the clashes have exacerbated fierce debates over identity politics and long-standing rifts between progressives and moderates.
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Newsom’s team created a broad coalition of opponents, including healthcare and education activists, that undercut the foundational argument for the tax.
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The action, set on France’s rugged northern coast, is anchored by teen romance, involves far-right anti-migrant activists, and is complicated by blue goo from space that creates clones—including of the two loopy police officers who investigate.
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Saba masquerades like a CEF crusader whose mission is to eliminate any and every CEF discount.
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The book is full of stories of villains, like the venomous heroin that took so many of Seattle’s crusaders as well as the music industry that never quite understood where Soundgarden belonged.
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“Militant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/militant. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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