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Recent Examples of militarize
Wilson, along with more than a dozen other Oregon mayors, signed a joint letter that was released on Monday, rejecting any efforts to federally militarize the area.
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Chantelle Lee, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
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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Chantelle Lee, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
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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Chris Sale and Spencer Strider top the rotation and, when healthy and at their best, arm the Braves with one of baseball’s best rotation duos.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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One way of handling the drone threat would be to arm merchant ships and equip them with sensor suites.—
David Szondy
February 15,
New Atlas,
15 Feb. 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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The first call for help was a silent text message from an emergency beacon, mobilizing a small army of rescuers dispatched from different directions.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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The sheriff’s office mobilizes a multi‑agency response with about 46 personnel.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Militarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/militarize. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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