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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
Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
President Javier Milei’s government has called for a broader account that also includes victims of left-wing guerrilla violence, which some suggest is a way to minimize the crimes of the dictatorship.
—Juan Melamed, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 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
Prometheus got something of a rehab a few years ago, and a while after that, a couple of guerrilla artists stuck an outsized meth pipe in his hand.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
President Javier Milei’s government has called for a broader account that also includes victims of left-wing guerrilla violence, which some suggest is a way to minimize the crimes of the dictatorship.
—Juan Melamed, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 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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Australian law defines war crime murder as the intentional killing in a context of armed conflict of a person who is not taking an active part in the hostilities, such as a civilian, prisoner of war or a wounded soldier.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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But Israel's military told them explicitly not to, and Lebanese army vehicles were still blocking the path to some southern areas on Friday, the BBC reported, including the entrance to Khiam, which is still occupied by Israeli soldiers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 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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Disrupting basic services to millions of Americans in such circumstances only makes sense to die-hard partisans.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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That was the result of angry partisans taking seriously Trump’s bogus election-fraud claims.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius was also holding talks with his counterpart, Mykhailo Fedorov, the former Ukrainian digital transformation chief who took up his new post in January and is credited with advancing military drone technology.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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After Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in February, 2022, Colby opposed the Biden Administration’s surge of arms, military assets, and munitions to aid the country in its fight.—
Garrett M. Graff,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2026
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Kellyman’s Roberta is a former marine who is facing charges by the military after an incident in Afghanistan.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
13 Apr. 2026
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The marine was then detained during the investigation.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Recently, the Executive Office of Health and Human Services issued an order that Tewksbury Hospital security officers will no longer carry or use non-lethal and defensive tactical equipment like pepper gel, batons and handcuffs to subdue violent and combative patients.—
Rick Pozniak,
Boston Herald,
14 Apr. 2026
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Once elected, Nichols led a drive to affiliate her union with the Teamsters — a linkage that brought a more combative approach as well as higher dues.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Doctors Without Borders, also known as MSF, said the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, RSF, launched two drone strikes on Al-Jabalain Hospital in the White Nile province, hitting an operating theater and a maternity ward.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 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
Adjective
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Bart argues that such promotion has a salutary social function, reaching people in underserved communities who might not otherwise be aware that they are entitled to aggressive, contingency-fee advocacy.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The professional soccer player previously accused Chappell Roan's security of aggressive behavior to his 11-year-old stepdaughter.—
Sharareh Drury,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Guerrilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guerrilla. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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