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
Under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, insecurity has worsened as the militants have started operating in the southern region.
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ABC News,
24 June 2026
Among the 209 detained, 56 were allegedly ISIS militants, according to the AP.
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Robert McGreevy,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
Sullivan and Sodais watched together as the militants seized Herat.
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Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
Overnight on July 4, 2025, more than a dozen heavily armed antifa militants belonging to a Dallas-area antifa chapter ambushed Homeland Security personnel guarding the ICE holding site near Fort Worth.
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Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
15 June 2026
Pakistani officials said 26 militants were killed.
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CBS News,
10 June 2026
The Israeli strikes came after Hezbollah militants’ rockets hit northern Israel.
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Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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.
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Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
Hamas militants killed 1,200 people and took 251 hostages, according to Israeli tallies.
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Nidal Al-Mughrabi,
USA TODAY,
10 Mar. 2025
ABC News,
24 June 2026
Among the 209 detained, 56 were allegedly ISIS militants, according to the AP.
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Robert McGreevy,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
Sullivan and Sodais watched together as the militants seized Herat.
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Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
Overnight on July 4, 2025, more than a dozen heavily armed antifa militants belonging to a Dallas-area antifa chapter ambushed Homeland Security personnel guarding the ICE holding site near Fort Worth.
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Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
15 June 2026
Pakistani officials said 26 militants were killed.
—
CBS News,
10 June 2026
The Israeli strikes came after Hezbollah militants’ rockets hit northern Israel.
—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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.
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Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
Hamas militants killed 1,200 people and took 251 hostages, according to Israeli tallies.
—
Nidal Al-Mughrabi,
USA TODAY,
10 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for militants
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The mood was jovial, and any banter between the English and Croatian partisans was playful.
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His lone goal delighted the Swiss partisans, who were banished to the second level of the stadium.
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That has worried digital rights and free speech activists, who say that India is increasingly using its powers to silence online voices opposing the government, including ordering social media takedowns and blocking access to some accounts.
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The release came ahead of a candlelight vigil outside LAPD headquarters Friday, where activists called for the identification of the officer involved and the release of additional records.
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The book is full of stories of villains, like the venomous heroin that took so many of Seattle’s crusaders as well as the music industry that never quite understood where Soundgarden belonged.
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The facility remains popular among anti-immigrant crusaders, and Attorney General Uthmeier’s campaign store sells Alligator Alcatraz bumper stickers, T-shirts, and caps.
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“Militants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/militants. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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