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or guerilla
as in soldier
a member of a usually small group of soldiers who do not belong to a regular army and who fight in a war as an independent unit
The guerrillas controlled half the country.
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Recent Examples of guerrilla
Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 17 Feb. 2026
It was initially applied to criminal cartels such as Bolivia’s Santa Cruz before being extended to ideological guerrilla movements such as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People's Army (FARC) and Peru’s Sendero Luminoso.
—Evandro Cruz Silva, The Dial, 10 Feb. 2026
BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2019
Paolo Luers, a journalist and former guerrilla press officer who became part of Mijango’s team, told me.
—Daniel Castro, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019
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Noun
Then, in late 2016, the Colombian government signed a historic peace deal with the Marxist revolutionary guerilla group FARC.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 17 Feb. 2026
It was initially applied to criminal cartels such as Bolivia’s Santa Cruz before being extended to ideological guerrilla movements such as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People's Army (FARC) and Peru’s Sendero Luminoso.
—Evandro Cruz Silva, The Dial, 10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
That was the year that social media really started to take off, which gave restaurants and bars this megaphone to kind of guerrilla market on their own.
—BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2019
Paolo Luers, a journalist and former guerrilla press officer who became part of Mijango’s team, told me.
—Daniel Castro, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guerrilla
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Afghanistan said eight of its soldiers had been killed in Friday’s attack.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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That move came hours before Cuba's government announced that its soldiers killed four people aboard a speedboat registered in Florida that had opened fire on officers in Cuban waters.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Ludwig’s distant paternal ancestors were in fact German Jewish merchants, not warlike princes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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To many Chicagoans, the warlike atmosphere is the result of the increasing aggression of the federal government.—
Geraldo Cadava,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
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Like most of the foreign intelligentsia, such as Ernest Hemingway, John Dos Passos, and the New York Times correspondent Herbert Matthews, all of whom had come to Madrid to cover the war, Martha arrived in Spain a passionate partisan.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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As is typical for a State of the Union address in recent times, a president's partisans are more likely to watch.—
Anthony Salvanto,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The other four are among a number of pro-Palestinian noncitizens targeted by federal immigration authorities last year, after protests against Israel’s military operation that devastated large parts of Gaza swept through the US.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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The Natanz Nuclear Facility in Iran’s Isfahan province was targeted during joint military operations, said Reza Najafi, Iran’s Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Mar. 2026
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Life sciences, marine and pharma are other leading targets.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2026
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Other charges accuse Yoon of manipulating the investigation into a marine’s drowning in 2023 and receiving free opinion surveys from an election broker in return for a political favor.—
Hyung-Jin Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Trump led with affordability but his usual combative style also emerged.—
Averi Harper,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2026
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The president often has chosen a combative approach, even excoriating Democrats during the bipartisan prayer breakfast this year, Upton noted.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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Golshan Fathi, a woman living in Tehran, said the Basij paramilitary, which played a key role in the bloody crushing of mass protests last month, was showing a heavy presence in the streets of the capital.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Mar. 2026
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Experts have warned that the war will continue so long as foreign powers — namely the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt — continue backing and funding the belligerents, including a paramilitary accused of perpetrating a genocide.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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While investors had broadly praised Abel's first annual shareholder letter for reaffirming Berkshire's long-standing culture of financial strength and disciplined investing, some had hoped for more aggressive signals on capital deployment given the company's swelling cash balance.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2026
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Continue reading … CROSSING A LINE — JFK's grandson defends 'aggressive' posts about Vance's wife.—
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FOXNews.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Guerrilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guerrilla. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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