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Recent Examples of militiaman
These militiamen from Virginia came to clear houses.
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Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Behind them are hundreds of thousands of Basij militiamen, who have proved ready to kill demonstrators.
—Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2026
The Marquis de Morès was the first leader in the West to emerge on the political stage as a populist, an antisemite, and (though the word did not yet exist) a fascist militiaman, all at once.
—Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
Approximately 700 French and Native American allies surrounded the combined force of 460 Virginian militiamen and British regulars.
—Christopher Magra, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2026
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Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Behind them are hundreds of thousands of Basij militiamen, who have proved ready to kill demonstrators.
—Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2026
The Marquis de Morès was the first leader in the West to emerge on the political stage as a populist, an antisemite, and (though the word did not yet exist) a fascist militiaman, all at once.
—Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
Approximately 700 French and Native American allies surrounded the combined force of 460 Virginian militiamen and British regulars.
—Christopher Magra, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for militiaman
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The guardsmen were initially deployed in D.C. in mid-August 2025 when Trump declared a crime emergency in the capital.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Apr. 2026
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The law allows guardsmen to make arrests in specific situations, but they're primarily tasked with keeping the peace and providing logistical support.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
27 Feb. 2026
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In the anonymity of darkness, the members of the guerilla art collective VJayBombs set up their gear with the confidence of practice.—
Oren Peleg,
HollywoodReporter,
6 June 2026
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Sunday’s vote, seen as a referendum on Petro’s policies, comes 10 years after Colombia signed a historic peace pact with guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.—
Raquel Coronell Uribe,
NBC news,
1 June 2026
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With fewer carbohydrates, kabocha squash has a lower glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL) than sweet potatoes, meaning kabocha squash takes longer to break down and won't cause rapid blood sugar spikes.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
2 June 2026
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Matching the treatment to the symptom often works better than generic remedies, particularly when multiple GI side effects are happening at once.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
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Drone warfare has become the deadliest threat to civilians in Sudan 's conflict and both the military and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are being supplied by a number of countries in the Middle East and beyond, experts say.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
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Among them was the late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, creating a power vacuum largely filled by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a powerful paramilitary, political and economic group.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
30 Mar. 2026
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Leaving the tavern, where minutemen had gathered hours earlier to wait for the British military, Revere heard the first gunshots of the American Revolution ring out.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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There is of course some truth to those who would emphasize the revolutionary nature of the minutemen and soldiers of George Washington's Continental Army.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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“Militiaman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/militiaman. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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