as in aggression
an inclination to fight or quarrel
the level of militance varied significantly among the activist groups
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Recent Examples of militance
The flamboyance, militance, and violence of the 1960s left might not have worked right away, after all.
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Samuel Goldman,
The Week,
6 Jan. 2022
The human relationship to fire on this specific piece of land was not always one of fear, anxiety, and militance.
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Manjula Martin,
The New Yorker,
30 Sep. 2021
As spring turned to summer and the pandemic seemed to be at its end, the Haredim reunited, bonded at first by impatience with public-health guidelines and then by a growing militance about the central government’s response.
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New York Times,
25 Feb. 2021
This is compounded by the economic impacts of the Trump trade pressures, the global backlash of the Hong Kong National Security Law, the declining fortunes of national technology champion Huawei, and other reactions to growing China militance and chauvinism.
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Therese Shaheen,
National Review,
1 Sep. 2020
That militance was frowned upon by Isaacson and others who favored a civilized political approach.
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BostonGlobe.com,
26 Dec. 2019
Love shows up, even in power struggles where Queen’s militance clashes with Slim’s attempts at being level headed.
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Jasmine Grant,
Essence,
3 Dec. 2019
The Great Depression and America’s 1941 entry into WWII posed some complicated challenges to this legacy, as labor militance took a back seat at times of national emergency.
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Kim Kelly,
The New Republic,
27 Sep. 2019
Samuel Goldman,
The Week,
6 Jan. 2022
The human relationship to fire on this specific piece of land was not always one of fear, anxiety, and militance.
—
Manjula Martin,
The New Yorker,
30 Sep. 2021
As spring turned to summer and the pandemic seemed to be at its end, the Haredim reunited, bonded at first by impatience with public-health guidelines and then by a growing militance about the central government’s response.
—
New York Times,
25 Feb. 2021
This is compounded by the economic impacts of the Trump trade pressures, the global backlash of the Hong Kong National Security Law, the declining fortunes of national technology champion Huawei, and other reactions to growing China militance and chauvinism.
—
Therese Shaheen,
National Review,
1 Sep. 2020
That militance was frowned upon by Isaacson and others who favored a civilized political approach.
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BostonGlobe.com,
26 Dec. 2019
Love shows up, even in power struggles where Queen’s militance clashes with Slim’s attempts at being level headed.
—
Jasmine Grant,
Essence,
3 Dec. 2019
The Great Depression and America’s 1941 entry into WWII posed some complicated challenges to this legacy, as labor militance took a back seat at times of national emergency.
—
Kim Kelly,
The New Republic,
27 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for militance
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Several Gulf countries have strongly denounced Iran's drone strikes Saturday on the island nation of Bahrain, while vowing to stand united against any possible aggression from Tehran in the future.
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And the specter of Russian military aggression has spurred much talk of pouring money into defense instead.
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Dillon Thieneman’s speed Since draft night in April, Thieneman has been lauded for his combination of speed, instincts and aggressiveness.
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This is a lineup structured to thrive with a small-ball approach — high batting average, chaos and aggressiveness on the basepaths, and manufacturing runs.
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The accord called for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a halt to hostilities across the region, including in Lebanon.
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The memorandum of understanding calls for an end to all hostilities, including in Lebanon, where Israeli forces have been fighting Hezbollah.
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Performing in Creole is one thing, but there’s also a triumphant, egalitarian militancy to Vinette and Rio’s songwriting that’s intrinsic to the Haitian diaspora.
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But she was criticized for her increasing militancy, even within her African National Congress party.
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But the results also suggested that in an earlier era, dark energy could have grown stronger, in seeming defiance of the law of energy conservation.
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Instead, Defendants appear to be actively undermining the restoration of the Kennedy Center’s name, in a petty act of defiance.
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“Militance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/militance. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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