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Recent Examples of militarize
In response, autocracies such as China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia militarize against the United States and try to divide its alliances and subvert its democracy.
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Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Moreover, the global arms race to militarize AI may lead to a destabilizing feedback loop, where nations feel compelled to escalate their capabilities regardless of the moral implications.
—Max (chong) Li, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
The Hill: Trump’s plans to militarize the southern border take shape.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 24 Jan. 2025
The idea behind militarizing the buffer zone is that any apprehensions by service members would be treated similarly to trespassing on a military base, with troops holding migrants until law enforcement arrives.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Moreover, the global arms race to militarize AI may lead to a destabilizing feedback loop, where nations feel compelled to escalate their capabilities regardless of the moral implications.
—Max (chong) Li, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
The Hill: Trump’s plans to militarize the southern border take shape.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 24 Jan. 2025
The idea behind militarizing the buffer zone is that any apprehensions by service members would be treated similarly to trespassing on a military base, with troops holding migrants until law enforcement arrives.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for militarize
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The sides have since armed themselves with hundreds of nuclear warheads, missile delivery systems, advanced fighter jets and modern weapons to take on each other.—
Time,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025
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While in the backyard of one of these homes, officers see over a fence that a woman has stepped into her backyard armed with a handgun.—
Jack Hannah,
CNN Money,
25 Apr. 2025
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Challengers of the rule, which included gun manufacturers and individual gun owners, contended the 1968 Gun Control Act didn't apply to weapon parts kits and that the administrative action was an overreach.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2025
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New England did make one wide receiver addition, bringing in former Buffalo Bills weapon Mack Hollins.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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Search and rescue teams have been mobilized across the area of impact, according to Turkey’s interior minister.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
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Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, ushered in Keynesianism, with its emphasis on state intervention to shore up aggregate demand, to solve the Great Depression and mobilize the country for war.—
Jennifer M. Harris,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Militarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/militarize. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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