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a military group controlling a government after taking control of it by force
A military junta quickly seized power in the country.
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Photos Show Devastating Impact of Powerful Earthquake That Rocked Myanmar and Thailand
Myanmar’s ruling military junta declared a state of emergency in several regions affected by the earthquake on Friday, and called for humanitarian aid in a rare show of international appeal.
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 29 Mar. 2025
The United States and most Western countries have not recognized the junta as the legitimate government of Myanmar, also known as Burma.
—Heather Law, CNN Money, 12 July 2025
The junta sends a tank crashing through the gates of the Athens Polytechnic, suppressing the student uprising.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
The junta continued its military campaign unabated.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 29 Mar. 2025
The United States and most Western countries have not recognized the junta as the legitimate government of Myanmar, also known as Burma.
—Heather Law, CNN Money, 12 July 2025
The junta sends a tank crashing through the gates of the Athens Polytechnic, suppressing the student uprising.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
The junta continued its military campaign unabated.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for junta
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For the past few years of Sweeney’s rise to fame, she’s been upheld as a beacon of the anti-woke mob, a symbol of Making America Great Again.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
Refinery29,
5 Aug. 2025
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Attorney: Separate skirmishes, no 'racist mob' Fox told The Enquirer that national and local voices have mischaracterized what actually happened.—
Kevin Grasha,
The Enquirer,
2 Aug. 2025
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Sanders is also charged with being an accessory after the fact, while Powell is charged with possession of schedule six drugs and criminal conspiracy, Goodman said.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
4 Aug. 2025
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Simpson's later film work included Capricorn One, a really good NASA conspiracy thriller that costarred Elliott Gould and James Brolin — both of Barbra Streisand's husbands!—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Finalists older than 20 are Blood Moon Mafia, Jupiter Rock Farm, Leave it to Us and The Marina Effect.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
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Presley’s friends in the Memphis Mafia were convinced that Elvis wanted to tour the world and blamed Parker’s fear of deportation.—
Kim Willis,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
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The third speaker, Darius, sees democracy and oligarchy as equally flawed.—
Debbie Felton,
The Conversation,
8 Aug. 2025
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Less competition, higher consumer prices, limited options, and a shrinking middle class, a trend many economists warn flirts with oligarchy.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
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Players will have to fight, steal and outwit their way through the galaxy's various crime syndicates and become the galaxy's most wanted.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The report added that preliminary investigations revealed these syndicates exported scrap metal to India, China and other countries but reported them as machinery or other metals not subject to the 15% export tax imposed by the government.—
Lionel Lim,
Fortune,
18 July 2025
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With the support of Ye and other top military leaders, People’s Liberation Army troops arrested the gang.—
TYLER JOST,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Aug. 2025
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Federal immigration agents in Kansas City arrested a 34-year-old man from Mexico last week who was previously deported several times and was identified as a gang member, according to a news release from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Kansas City.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 Aug. 2025
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Enid introduced Wednesday to the social scene at Nevermore — the four main cliques being Furs, Fangs, Stoners and Scales.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
4 Aug. 2025
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As Sophie gets pulled deeper into the clique, things get more and more dangerous.—
Karin Slaughter,
People.com,
29 July 2025
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“Junta.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junta. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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