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or guerillas
as in soldiers
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 guerrillas
García said mining areas in Bolívar state remain under the control of organizations such as gangs such as Tren de Aragua and Tren de Guayana and ELN guerrillas, which operate across different mines and control workers, transport routes and processing centers.
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Petro did not participate in the attack, which left several guerrillas and around half the high court's magistrates dead.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026
The guerrillas agreed to lay down their weapons, face justice, and compensate their victims in exchange for political guarantees and government promises to develop poor, rural areas that gave rise to the FARC in the 1960s.
—John Otis, NPR, 6 Mar. 2026
The executions followed the killing of a German general and his staff by communist guerrillas a few days earlier.
—CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Paksa taught drawing and painting to children and met weekly with members of Juventud Peronista (JP), an unarmed wing of the Montoneros guerrillas that focused on community outreach and education.
—Daniel R. Quiles, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Occupying the highland are the Hazerans, who pride themselves on their toughness and their willingness to fight alongside government forces against terrorist guerillas.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Armed with quantitative and qualitative data, matrix members regularly meet with stakeholders – including victims, former guerrillas and politicians – to assess the status of implementation and to identify areas that need to be prioritized.
—Josefina Echavarria Alvarez, The Conversation, 3 Dec. 2025
The group began in a Rio de Janeiro prison in the 1970s as a means of self-protection for prisoners, and was inspired by leftist guerrillas.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Petro did not participate in the attack, which left several guerrillas and around half the high court's magistrates dead.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026
The guerrillas agreed to lay down their weapons, face justice, and compensate their victims in exchange for political guarantees and government promises to develop poor, rural areas that gave rise to the FARC in the 1960s.
—John Otis, NPR, 6 Mar. 2026
The executions followed the killing of a German general and his staff by communist guerrillas a few days earlier.
—CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Paksa taught drawing and painting to children and met weekly with members of Juventud Peronista (JP), an unarmed wing of the Montoneros guerrillas that focused on community outreach and education.
—Daniel R. Quiles, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Occupying the highland are the Hazerans, who pride themselves on their toughness and their willingness to fight alongside government forces against terrorist guerillas.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Armed with quantitative and qualitative data, matrix members regularly meet with stakeholders – including victims, former guerrillas and politicians – to assess the status of implementation and to identify areas that need to be prioritized.
—Josefina Echavarria Alvarez, The Conversation, 3 Dec. 2025
The group began in a Rio de Janeiro prison in the 1970s as a means of self-protection for prisoners, and was inspired by leftist guerrillas.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guerrillas
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Nataliia had gone to the bus station, where soldiers were spraying foam to contain the nuclear fallout, and to the hospital, where men in white coats were unloading victims on stretchers from the backs of ambulances.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Kozak said workers slept on floors and desks, with Russian soldiers occupying key areas.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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There’s a reason why strident partisans like Republicans Chad Bianco and Steve Hilton and progressives Tom Steyer and Katie Porter have consistently placed high in the polls, while moderates like Becerra, his frenemy Antonio Villaraigosa and San Jose mayor Matt Mahan have lagged.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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The map of states that offer the highest-quality public preschool programs would surprise some partisans.—
Moriah Balingit,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Guerrillas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guerrillas. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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