as in partisans
one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause
militants within the movement insisted that there could be no compromise on the issue
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Recent Examples of militants
In all, the attacks by al-Qaida militants killed 2,977 people, including many financial workers at the World Trade Center and firefighters and police officers who had rushed to the burning buildings trying to save lives.
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Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
The conflict began after the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas militants that killed 1,200 people and resulted in the capture of 251 hostages, according to Israeli figures.
—Sachin Ravikumar, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
In October 2024, two Hamas militants opened fire on a popular boulevard in southern Tel Aviv, killing seven people.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
The October 7 attacks nearly two years ago were the most significant to date, with hundreds of militants crossing the border amid a barrage of nearly 5,000 projectiles.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
On Friday, Israel hit Mushtaha Tower, a local landmark that housed dozens of families, saying Hamas militants had used it for surveillance.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
In the case of Abu Akleh, Israeli officials initially claimed that she may have been killed by Palestinian militants.
—Maha Nassar, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
Yasmine AlSayyad got propositioned by Islamic militants.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
The Assad family, members of the sect, ruled Syria for over half a century until Bashar was ousted in December by Sunni Islamist militants who sought to reshape the country’s political and sectarian order.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
The conflict began after the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas militants that killed 1,200 people and resulted in the capture of 251 hostages, according to Israeli figures.
—Sachin Ravikumar, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
In October 2024, two Hamas militants opened fire on a popular boulevard in southern Tel Aviv, killing seven people.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
The October 7 attacks nearly two years ago were the most significant to date, with hundreds of militants crossing the border amid a barrage of nearly 5,000 projectiles.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
On Friday, Israel hit Mushtaha Tower, a local landmark that housed dozens of families, saying Hamas militants had used it for surveillance.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
In the case of Abu Akleh, Israeli officials initially claimed that she may have been killed by Palestinian militants.
—Maha Nassar, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
Yasmine AlSayyad got propositioned by Islamic militants.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
The Assad family, members of the sect, ruled Syria for over half a century until Bashar was ousted in December by Sunni Islamist militants who sought to reshape the country’s political and sectarian order.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for militants
Noun
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During World War II, the song was transformed by Italian partisans into an anti-fascist anthem.—
Amanda Castro
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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In New York and New Jersey, patriot militias, loyalist partisans and British regulars raided across county lines, targeting farms and neighbors.—
Maurizio Valsania,
The Conversation,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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What began as a handful of campus groups now stretches across more than 3,500 high schools and universities, supported by dozens of full-time staff who manage student activists like a professional sales force.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Kirk, one of the most prominent political activists and organizers on the right, had been addressing thousands of college students at an outdoor event.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Today’s moral crusaders assume an elementary cause-and-effect relationship between books and readers.—
Kevin Dickinson,
Big Think,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Militants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/militants. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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