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Recent Examples of militiaman
Eight colonial militiamen, also known as minutemen, were killed and others were wounded.
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Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Somali leaders estimated that the battle killed 312 of their militiamen and citizens and injured 814 others.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
About 120 Black militiamen took part on the rebel American side in the battle at Bunker Hill in April, 1775.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 29 Mar. 2025
With the exception of Whigham’s puckish, entertaining Bridger, the trappers, soldiers, bounty hunters and militiamen feel like extras from one Sam Peckinpah film or another.
—Mike Hale, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Somali leaders estimated that the battle killed 312 of their militiamen and citizens and injured 814 others.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
About 120 Black militiamen took part on the rebel American side in the battle at Bunker Hill in April, 1775.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 29 Mar. 2025
With the exception of Whigham’s puckish, entertaining Bridger, the trappers, soldiers, bounty hunters and militiamen feel like extras from one Sam Peckinpah film or another.
—Mike Hale, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for militiaman
Noun
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The Montana National Guard confirmed to USA TODAY that the guardsmen were on a training flight from Billings to Helena and that four elk antlers have been returned to the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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Students affixed flowers to the barrels of several guardsmen’s guns.—
Kalyan Singhal,
Baltimore Sun,
5 May 2025
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Eight colonial militiamen, also known as minutemen, were killed and others were wounded.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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But the courts are saying no and are not afraid, showing the spirit of those long-ago minutemen.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2025
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The early 2000s in Colombia, under President Andrés Pastrana, were years of intense violence by guerrilla gangs such as the FARC, who targeted wealthier Colombians.—
Clara-Sophia Daly,
Miami Herald,
7 June 2025
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Of course, while not testifying, Weinstein has been running a guerrilla PR campaign of sorts during the retrial.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
2 June 2025
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The phone number is run by GI Rights Network, a coalition of non-profit, non-governmental organizations who provide free support to veterans and their families.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
8 June 2025
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From the Bonus Army of 1932 to the battles for the GI Bill and Agent Orange care, veterans have always led the charge for justice.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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“Militiaman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/militiaman. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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