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military

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noun

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
Adjective
Only a small fraction of the nearly 150 hostages released from Gaza in the past two years have been directly freed by Israeli military operations, with the rest freed through Qatari and Egyptian mediation. Aya Batrawy, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025 Kristian Brost, the general manager of Robin Radar's US branch, stressed the speed that code-only upgrades to military gear can provide. Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
Such bills would disproportionately impact populations who already face deliberate barriers to voting, such as students, active-duty military, Black and Brown voters, rural residents, and low-income Americans. Hannah Fried, Time, 16 Sep. 2025 For Zelensky, peace talks with Putin are not imminent because the Ukrainian arms industry and military have momentum with deep, pinpoint drone strikes on Russian oil refineries that undermine its war machine for a better negotiating position, Kovalenko said. Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for military
Recent Examples of Synonyms for military
Adjective
  • After all, that martial label was good enough from George Washington to Harry Truman.
    Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Taking its name from the 2002 HBO documentary about mixed-martial artist Mark Kerr, this film stars Johnson as the two-time UFC Heavyweight Tournament Champion.
    Tolly Wright, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • On Tuesday, it was reported that Indian troops had joined a military drill with Russian and Belarusian forces near Minsk, days after Russian drones entered Polish and Romanian airspace.
    Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Last week’s Russian drone incursion into NATO member Poland drew strong condemnation from European NATO allies, and pledges of more planes and troops for the bloc’s eastern flank.
    Jill Lawless, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • China, by comparison, boasts an active military of 2,000,000 individuals, as well as air and naval technology several levels above the island territory’s current capabilities.
    Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The Norwegian Sea test marks the Air Force’s latest effort to integrate anti-ship weaponry onto its aircraft to counter rising adversarial naval challenges.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Nail polish is not allowed for male soldiers, and clear polish is accepted for female soldiers.
    Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The company is also pushing out battlefield-ready tools designed for everyday use by soldiers.
    David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Specifically, the company is bringing together two often separated ecosystems into one seamless workflow, welding the gap between prior authorizations and post-service claims and coding validation.
    Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Officials stressed that multi-service organizations are better equipped to survive than small, narrowly focused agencies.
    Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025

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“Military.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/military. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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