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Recent Examples of militarize
Space is militarized, a fact illustrated by growing fleets of satellites—primarily American, Chinese, and Russian—capable of approaching another country's assets in orbit, and in some cases, disable or destroy them.
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 28 July 2025
The legislation further militarizing the border by allocating resources for more police, military equipment and infrastructure.
—Jimmy Patino, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
But their inclusion only further militarizes the state and heightens the risk of new conflicts as war and coercion become societal norms.
—Andrei Yakovlev, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025
Meanwhile an assessment by Detention Watch Network said the bill set aside $59 billion to militarize the border which included wall construction, CBP agents and vehicles, and border surveillance technology.
—Brendan Cole
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 28 July 2025
The legislation further militarizing the border by allocating resources for more police, military equipment and infrastructure.
—Jimmy Patino, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
But their inclusion only further militarizes the state and heightens the risk of new conflicts as war and coercion become societal norms.
—Andrei Yakovlev, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025
Meanwhile an assessment by Detention Watch Network said the bill set aside $59 billion to militarize the border which included wall construction, CBP agents and vehicles, and border surveillance technology.
—Brendan Cole
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for militarize
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The suspects, including one who was armed with an AR-style rifle, attempted to access the truck but were unable to due to the vehicle's security locking system, according to the station.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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But around midnight on Aug. 3, a 41-year-old Maryland man named Kevin Moses Walker broke into the home of Holly and Michael Hatcher, 62 and 65, armed with a knife.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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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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There are two basic types of nuclear fuel: plutonium, which is produced in reactors, and uranium, which is enriched to weapon grade in centrifuges.—
Siegfried S. Hecker,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Dec. 2017
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Even the European Union, which bent over backward to offer concessions — pledging to somehow mobilize billions for American weapons, investments and gas purchases, despite having a highly questionable capacity for doing so — wasn’t submissive enough.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
6 Aug. 2025
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In addition, Brown draws on Black traditions of culture and collectivism to mobilize communities.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Militarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/militarize. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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