militarize

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Recent Examples of militarize 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 These populist revolts, rooted in white supremacy, fueled the shift in federal policy away from a war on poverty to funding law-and-order legislation that militarized police forces and set the stage for the exponential growth in the U.S. prison population. Jackson Potter, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025 This is about the president of the United States and his complicit lackey, Stephen Miller, searching for ways to lay the groundwork to circumvent our democracy, militarize our cities and end elections. USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for militarize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for militarize
Verb
  • We’d be traveling to a bunker near another unit, Team B, which would assemble suicide drones and arm them with explosives.
    Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Topline Shares of gun manufacturers spiked immediately following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on a college campus Wednesday, a market trend that typically happens after high-profile shootings as people tend to arm themselves and fear possible restrictions on gun sales.
    Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • His idea centers on Russia’s long-standing labor shortages, which have worsened since the war broke out and many working-age men have either been mobilized or fled overseas.
    Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The memo also indicated that additional Guard personnel from other states can be mobilized if necessary.
    NPR, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Militarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/militarize. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

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