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Recent Examples of militarize
Putting himself in peril, Talankin defied a Kremlin propaganda plan disseminated after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine that was designed to militarize children and dictate their worldview.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
However, China—which operates the world's largest navy by hull count—has been accused of attempting to militarize the Yellow Sea by deploying warships to the PMZ and to waters considered part of South Korea's EEZ.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Soldiers in the streets of Washington, the firing of an independent federal official, threats to militarize Chicago—these are not passing headlines.
—Aron Solomon
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Because Iraq’s al-Sistani would not militarize his followers, Iran went mullah shopping and found another more inclined to do so.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
However, China—which operates the world's largest navy by hull count—has been accused of attempting to militarize the Yellow Sea by deploying warships to the PMZ and to waters considered part of South Korea's EEZ.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Soldiers in the streets of Washington, the firing of an independent federal official, threats to militarize Chicago—these are not passing headlines.
—Aron Solomon
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Because Iraq’s al-Sistani would not militarize his followers, Iran went mullah shopping and found another more inclined to do so.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for militarize
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There is also a hand and arm massage and then another scalp massage and then a cooling down of the steaming before the final rinse.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
29 May 2026
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Arteta embraced his wife Lorena, and sang North London Forever arm in arm with Josh Kroenke and board member Ben Winston.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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Lobbing an anti-satellite, or counter-space, weapon into the same orbital plane as its potential target ties Russia's hands.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
11 July 2025
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Saleh said the organization refuses to stand by as Israel ships weapon components to the U.S. to be developed and then used on the people of Gaza.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 June 2025
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Advocates for people with developmental disabilities and domestic violence survivors had to mobilize to stop potentially devastating cuts to programs.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
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When a beloved celebrity dies, the system mobilizes with extraordinary speed and resources.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
28 May 2026
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“Militarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/militarize. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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