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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
For decades, however, foreign tourists stayed away while Colombians stayed home because the country was mired in a guerrilla war and drug-cartel violence.
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John Otis, NPR, 30 May 2026
Cuba also maintains elite forces trained for counter-special-operations missions, guerrilla warfare, ambushes, sabotage and close protection of senior leaders.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
Responding to Toboso According to officials, all of those killed in a series of clashes were combatants of the NPA, a Maoist guerrilla group that seeks to seize political power from Manila.
—Patrick Peralta, The Conversation, 28 May 2026
Founded by 350 guerrillas in Tolima, FARC grew to 20,000 members nationwide in the early 2000s.
—Roberto Andrés, The Dial, 28 May 2026
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John Otis, NPR, 30 May 2026
Cuba also maintains elite forces trained for counter-special-operations missions, guerrilla warfare, ambushes, sabotage and close protection of senior leaders.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
Responding to Toboso According to officials, all of those killed in a series of clashes were combatants of the NPA, a Maoist guerrilla group that seeks to seize political power from Manila.
—Patrick Peralta, The Conversation, 28 May 2026
Founded by 350 guerrillas in Tolima, FARC grew to 20,000 members nationwide in the early 2000s.
—Roberto Andrés, The Dial, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guerrilla
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Last month, senior Moscow officials attended the inauguration of a war memorial complex in Pyongyang, where soldiers fighting for Russia were honored and a message from Putin was read aloud.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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Four Israeli soldiers have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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With a large pack of Democrats running and just two serious Republican contenders, Democratic partisans feared their fractured vote would let the GOP nab both spots in Tuesday’s top-two primary.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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Tribalism renders too many partisans unable to think ahead more than one election.—
Washington Post Editorial Board,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
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The finding might indicate that prehistoric marine ecosystems featured a greater variety of predators and were far more complex than previously imagined.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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But when a mysterious aircraft sinks into the ocean, Ally’s peaceful world is suddenly thrown into danger and is thrust into a journey real-life marine creatures as the film explores themes of friendship and courage.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
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Drone warfare has become the deadliest threat to civilians in Sudan 's conflict and both the military and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are being supplied by a number of countries in the Middle East and beyond, experts say.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
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Among them was the late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, creating a power vacuum largely filled by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a powerful paramilitary, political and economic group.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
30 Mar. 2026
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Nicholas Galitzine stars as the titular blond-haired warrior.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
6 June 2026
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Adam does find his sword and returns to Eternia, fairly early in the film, to fulfill his destiny as a powerful warrior who (eventually) goes by the name of He-Man.—
Mike Ryan,
IndieWire,
4 June 2026
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