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
Overnight, Hezbollah militants killed an Israeli soldier in the village of Deir Siryan in southern Lebanon, according to the Israeli military.
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Jon Gambrell,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
Overnight, Hezbollah militants killed an Israeli soldier in Deir Siryan village in southern Lebanon, according to Israel’s military.
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Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
Pakistan accuses Afghanistan's Taliban government of harboring militants who carry out deadly attacks inside Pakistan, especially the TTP.
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CBS News,
28 June 2026
The Israeli soldiers also fired at a structure where militants operated from, and dismantled a rocket launcher, the statement published Sunday read.
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Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
Local media reported that three troops and at least three militants were killed in the attack and the ensuing shootout.
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ABC News,
27 June 2026
An early indication of this sentiment came last November, when militants detonated a car near the Red Fort in New Delhi.
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Michael Kugelman,
Time,
26 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
Jon Gambrell,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
Overnight, Hezbollah militants killed an Israeli soldier in Deir Siryan village in southern Lebanon, according to Israel’s military.
—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
Pakistan accuses Afghanistan's Taliban government of harboring militants who carry out deadly attacks inside Pakistan, especially the TTP.
—
CBS News,
28 June 2026
The Israeli soldiers also fired at a structure where militants operated from, and dismantled a rocket launcher, the statement published Sunday read.
—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
Local media reported that three troops and at least three militants were killed in the attack and the ensuing shootout.
—
ABC News,
27 June 2026
An early indication of this sentiment came last November, when militants detonated a car near the Red Fort in New Delhi.
—
Michael Kugelman,
Time,
26 June 2026
Among the 209 detained, 56 were allegedly ISIS militants, according to the AP.
—
Robert McGreevy,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
Sullivan and Sodais watched together as the militants seized Herat.
—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for militants
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Meanwhile, partisans continued to spar over dozens of Republican bills that would allow voters to lower property taxes for homeowners by raising sales taxes on everyone.
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The mood was jovial, and any banter between the English and Croatian partisans was playful.
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Conservative activists cost Republicans some competitive Senate seats — the GOP didn’t win control of the upper chamber until nearly halfway through Barack Obama’s second term — but helped win the House and stayed embedded in their deep-red districts.
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Second, CEFs could have faced a wave of lawsuits from activists, costing time and money.
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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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