militiaman

noun

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Recent Examples of militiaman The segment will include the story of one militiaman who fought for George Washington. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 May 2026 And Washington’s troops consisted of approximately 19,000 militiamen. — Christopher Magra, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 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 Their ignorance makes these militiamen quite ineffective at halting their own intelligence breaches. — Elizabeth Tsurkov, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for militiaman
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  1. guardsman
  2. guerrilla
  3. GI
  4. paramilitary
  5. minuteman
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  • Commanders understood that virtually any encounter involving a guardsman could be filmed and turned into a national controversy, potentially damaging an institution that continues to enjoy broad public confidence.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • It was taken inside the Lafitte Hotel on Bourbon Street, at the center of the French Quarter, after a guardsman used the bathroom on Sunday night.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of guardsman
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  • But Bernard’s move is a gambit, meant to create a distraction while the Mechanical guerrillas set off dynamite charges in the mines, for reasons as yet unrevealed.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • There may be as many as 200,000 in this army, waiting for orders to launch a guerrilla war.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of guerrilla
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  • Gut Health Arugula is a prebiotic that feeds good bacteria in the GI tract, says Slayton.
    — Embry Roberts, Martha Stewart, 20 Aug. 2026
  • But after certain gut infections, once the most intense symptoms have resolved, GI troubles can linger, turning into chronic bowel issues and pain.
    — Erica Sloan, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of GI
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  • That weekend, fighting broke out nearby between the Sudanese armed forces and a paramilitary called the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
    — Noraldin Jadat, Christian Science Monitor, 27 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of paramilitary
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  • Read more Today, a memorial to that battle stands near Concord’s Old North Bridge, showing a nameless minuteman dropping his plow and picking up a musket.
    — Vivian Yee, New York Times, 20 June 2026
  • And even where the messages were received, would enough of the minutemen and the militia indeed respond quickly enough?
    — Kostya Kennedy, Time, 16 Feb. 2026
Definition of minuteman

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