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Recent Examples of militiaman
In the artwork, a militiaman cradles the dying revolutionary, holding out his hand to stop a British soldier from stabbing Warren with a bayonet.
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Eliza McGraw, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 June 2025
But many of the militiamen identify themselves as PA officers.
—Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
Elsewhere in the series, Joseph Plumb Martin, a 15-year-old militiaman from Connecticut, is a focal character.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2025
International workers had been evacuated in the first days of the conflict, but the roads leading out of the city were now controlled by soldiers, militiamen, and bandits.
—Nicolas Niarchos, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
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Eliza McGraw, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 June 2025
But many of the militiamen identify themselves as PA officers.
—Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
Elsewhere in the series, Joseph Plumb Martin, a 15-year-old militiaman from Connecticut, is a focal character.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2025
International workers had been evacuated in the first days of the conflict, but the roads leading out of the city were now controlled by soldiers, militiamen, and bandits.
—Nicolas Niarchos, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for militiaman
Noun
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The guardsmen, who will be unarmed, will also be asked to help federal immigration officials process detainees and perform administrative tasks.—
Juan Cordoba,
Arkansas Online,
19 Sep. 2025
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By contrast with central Washington, residents of Ward 8 in the city's southeast - the area with the highest crime rate - said there was not a guardsman in sight.—
Tim Reid,
Reuters,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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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Eight colonial militiamen, also known as minutemen, were killed and others were wounded.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Two months later, the group launched more than two dozen attacks across northeastern Syria, relying on a combination of guerrilla tactics, including small arms fire, ambushes, assassinations, and improvised explosive devices targeting military checkpoints and government vehicles.—
Caroline Rose,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Sep. 2025
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In response, Findikoglu staged her own guerrilla fashion show outside the show’s entrance, which certainly generated a lot of headlines.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Call centers on the VA’s GI Bill and National Cemetery Applicant Assistance hotlines will be closed.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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The 24-hour Veterans Crisis Line would still work and VA hospitals would remain open, but other services would halt temporarily, including the GI Bill Hotline, VA benefits regional offices and some others.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Militiaman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/militiaman. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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