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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belligerents
Noun
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Above the surface, the navy has 122 surface combatants, which include 11 aircraft carriers, 11 cruisers and 74 destroyers.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025 -
Across the world, for all military battles where such data is available, the average army kills nine enemy non-combatants for every fighter killed.—
Oded J K Faran,
Oc Register,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The official said the terrorist group attacked Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers in Rafah.—
Greg Norman , Trey Yingst,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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The concept even included plans for soldiers to parachute in, plant the bomb, and escape (hopefully).—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Belligerents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belligerents. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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