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
Long roiled by Islamist militancy and terror attacks – including a deadly attack on a visiting Sri Lanka cricket team in 2009 – Pakistan has for years been off the roster for international tournaments.
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Sophia Saifi, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
Such developments further heighten the stakes in a volatile region already fraught with historical tensions, cross-border militancy, and nuclear risk.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Israel has argued that the authority was not doing enough to tamp down militancy in the territory.
—Fatima Abdulkarim Afif Amireh, New York Times, 8 May 2025
While the Indian government has said that militancy has since been reduced, attacks continue to plague the region.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
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Sophia Saifi, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
Such developments further heighten the stakes in a volatile region already fraught with historical tensions, cross-border militancy, and nuclear risk.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Israel has argued that the authority was not doing enough to tamp down militancy in the territory.
—Fatima Abdulkarim Afif Amireh, New York Times, 8 May 2025
While the Indian government has said that militancy has since been reduced, attacks continue to plague the region.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for militancy
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Omar Havana/Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has formally approved the creation of a special international tribunal to prosecute senior Russian officials for the crime of aggression tied to the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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The new body will deal with the crime of aggression, specifically regarding the use of armed force by one state against another.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
26 June 2025
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Fu also singled out Israel and called for efforts to bring an end to the hostilities.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
23 June 2025
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However, what both standards have in common is that they are used when two countries are not in a state of hostilities.—
Steven Katz,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 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 30 Jun. 2025.
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