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Recent Examples of militaristic
But actually, making movies is a strange mixture of poetry and being a general, militaristic.
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Solid, strong guys with militaristic countenances.
—River Selby
august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
Of the two, paradoxically, Fatah has the more militaristic pedigree, and Hamas was the latecomer to violent struggle.
—Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
That massive 1986 box-office hit, written and directed by James Cameron, turned the haunted house horror of the first film into a masterpiece of militaristic Reagan-era blockbuster filmmaking.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Solid, strong guys with militaristic countenances.
—River Selby
august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
Of the two, paradoxically, Fatah has the more militaristic pedigree, and Hamas was the latecomer to violent struggle.
—Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
That massive 1986 box-office hit, written and directed by James Cameron, turned the haunted house horror of the first film into a masterpiece of militaristic Reagan-era blockbuster filmmaking.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for militaristic
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Medvedev, a former president of Russia and an ally of incumbent President Vladimir Putin, has been known to make belligerent comments against the West, which have likely been approved by the Kremlin.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Sep. 2025
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This Mary is horny, drunk, and completely belligerent about her dream of being a cabaret star.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
2 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, a warlike species would probably just wipe us out.—
Matthew Hutson,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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His warlike actions in Iran, despite campaign promises to the contrary, blatantly bypassed the need to gain approval from the legislative branch of government.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
29 June 2025
Adjective
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Jeffrey Breinholt, an architect of the material support statutes who spent three decades as a federal terrorism prosecutor, defends the laws as crucial to closing loopholes that were exploited by foreign militant groups and their domestic sympathizers.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Lellouche stars as unlikely hero Zem, a disillusioned Zone 3 cop with an idealistic militant past, who is teamed with haughty, high-flying Zone 2 officer Salia, played by Adèle Exarchopoulos, after a leading politician is assassinated in Zone 1.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Fed’s debates about monetary policy come against a bellicose political backdrop, in which the central bank’s traditional independence is eroding.—
Paolo Confino,
Fortune,
18 July 2025
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The bellicose saga between Iran and the United States goes back seven decades and 13 presidents, a relationship that broke down after the people of Iran rose up against a regime the United States helped install 1953.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
26 June 2025
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Some aspects of playing right-back suit Wieffer’s combative instincts.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Kennedy appears combative during testimony The three-hour hearing quickly became combative as Kennedy defended his time as HHS secretary amid a flurry of questions on his staffing shakeups, vaccine changes and other issues.—
Will McDuffie,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Mid-summer changes to United’s revolving credit facility indicated a switch in strategy, and there was a more aggressive approach in the market following a summit in Iceland between Sir Jim Ratcliffe, chief executive Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The occurrences grew more aggressive over time, with the Smurls' 75-pound German shepherd getting slammed into a wall and Jack getting attacked while praying.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Militaristic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/militaristic. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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