1
as in martial
of or relating to the armed services
the colonel testified that revealing any more information at the public hearing would have required giving away military secrets
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2
as in soldierly
of, relating to, or suitable for war or a warrior
after returning from the war, the college president very unsuccessfully tried to impose military discipline on the students
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as in troops
the combined army, air force, and navy of a nation
some would insist that the military's budget is still inadequate
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Recent Examples of military
Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
In the video, a man wearing a skull mask and military goggles mounts a camera to his chest and displays his artillery.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Sonam Sheth
robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
The unseen is how the U.S. military would have evolved more broadly absent the walking, talking government subsidy that is the U.S. tax code.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to convene his high-level security cabinet on Thursday to discuss expanding the war against Hamas, including the potential full military occupation of the Gaza Strip.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
In the video, a man wearing a skull mask and military goggles mounts a camera to his chest and displays his artillery.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
Gaza City is in the north of the 26-mile coastal enclave and has been largely devastated by Israeli military strikes over the past 22 months.
—Sonam Sheth
robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
The unseen is how the U.S. military would have evolved more broadly absent the walking, talking government subsidy that is the U.S. tax code.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for military
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What is his common sense, after all, next to the cosmopolitan genius of Jefferson, or the martial courage of Washington?—
Matthew Redmond
August 13,
Literary Hub,
13 Aug. 2025
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Adults and youngsters were also invited to participate in an interactive exercise with the martial artists.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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Rivera Lynch, who was born in Milwaukee, lived with his dad in Middleburg, Fla., where the father is a command information system security manager at the nearby naval air base.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Since December, Moscow has sought ties with the new government in a bid to preserve its strategic military bases there, especially the Tartus naval base.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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When Jordan sealed its border in 2016 after an ISIS attack killed six Jordanian soldiers, most of the Syrian civilians were trapped — unable to move forward or go back through roads controlled by the Syrian regime or even move through a desert laid with land mines.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
24 Dec. 2024
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American, British and other Allied soldiers were much more likely to improvise and continue fighting after officers went down.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Dec. 2024
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Military service offers both personal growth and long-term career stability, allowing individuals to serve their country while preparing for a successful post-service career.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes,
5 Sep. 2024
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Does your company take steps to anonymize user data when it is used for its own purposes, shared with service providers, or shared with non-service provider third parties?—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
Ars Technica,
4 Dec. 2023
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“Military.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/military. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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