belligerents

plural of belligerent

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Noun
  • Ejections ensued for Freeland and Giants third baseman and shortstop Matt Chapman and Willy Adames, the most physical combatants in the skirmish.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Its figures do not differentiate between civilians and combatants and cannot be independently verified by TIME.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Many models are small enough to be carried in a backpack or launched by hand, allowing soldiers to employ them directly in the field without requiring specialized vehicles for transport or deployment.
    Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Minorhad its premiere in Vienna, as the Montgolfier brothers undertook the first manned balloon trip in Paris, and as the Continental Army fought British soldiers in North America.
    Big Think, Big Think, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Belligerents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belligerents. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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