as in aggression
an inclination to fight or quarrel
the militancy of the radical organization gave the authorities cause for concern
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Recent Examples of militancy
At least six people, including four schoolchildren, were killed when a bomb hit a school bus in Pakistan’s restive southwestern Balochistan Province on Wednesday morning, officials said, the latest outbreak of violence in a region plagued by separatist insurgency and militancy.
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Zia Ur-Rehman, New York Times, 21 May 2025
There is a growing rejection of pro-Palestinian militancy, as many people now desire to turn the page and focus on new partnerships aimed at developing their own countries.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2025
Among those scheduled to leave Israel early Thursday were hundreds of detainees arrested from Gaza, held on suspicion of militancy after Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack, without charge for months.
—Wafaa Shurafa, arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2025
The indirect impact on elections is a common side effect of labor militancy and mass protest.
—Kevin A. Young, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2025
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Zia Ur-Rehman, New York Times, 21 May 2025
There is a growing rejection of pro-Palestinian militancy, as many people now desire to turn the page and focus on new partnerships aimed at developing their own countries.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2025
Among those scheduled to leave Israel early Thursday were hundreds of detainees arrested from Gaza, held on suspicion of militancy after Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack, without charge for months.
—Wafaa Shurafa, arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2025
The indirect impact on elections is a common side effect of labor militancy and mass protest.
—Kevin A. Young, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for militancy
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According to her July 2025 report to the UN Human Rights Council, Albanese claimed the U.S. may be ‘liable for the international crime of aggression’ for President Trump's strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
9 July 2025
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Rotating Carriers To Multiple Hotspots USS Nimitz is now operating in the Red Sea to deter further aggression from Iran and its regional proxies.—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Advertisement Yet Indo-Pak relations haven’t always been defined by hostility alone.—
Sam Dalrymple,
Time,
14 July 2025
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In addition, citizenship can be revoked if an individual commits certain actions, including treason, serving in a foreign military engaged in hostilities against the U.S., or renouncing citizenship.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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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
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The flamboyance, militance, and violence of the 1960s left might not have worked right away, after all.—
Samuel Goldman,
The Week,
6 Jan. 2022
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“Militancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/militancy. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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