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Recent Examples of militiaman
While rebel militiamen pinned British troops in innermost Boston, their artillery couldn’t pierce the city’s British strongholds.
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2025
Israel launched airstrikes on Syria on Wednesday and threatened to strike government forces there if clashes persisted between pro-government fighters and militiamen from the Druse minority.
—Euan Ward, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
When the smoke cleared, eight American militiamen were dead, and the world would never be the same.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Eight colonial militiamen, also known as minutemen, were killed and others were wounded.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2025
Israel launched airstrikes on Syria on Wednesday and threatened to strike government forces there if clashes persisted between pro-government fighters and militiamen from the Druse minority.
—Euan Ward, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
When the smoke cleared, eight American militiamen were dead, and the world would never be the same.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Eight colonial militiamen, also known as minutemen, were killed and others were wounded.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for militiaman
Noun
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During normal training rotations guardsmen come and go off the base, with many grabbing lunch or making other purchases outside the base.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
8 July 2025
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Newsom now is suing the Trump administration for sending in the guardsmen.—
Maryam Ahmed,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 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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In response, Ukraine devised a futuristic take on hit-and-run guerrilla operations.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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This week, Petro also halted the extradition of a former leader of a dissident guerrilla faction that had already been approved by Colombia's Supreme Court to face U.S. drug trafficking charges.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
5 July 2025
Noun
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Chronic conditions affecting the gastrointestinal (GI) tract: Garlic can cause irritating heartburn in anyone.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
14 July 2025
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The construction boom, fueled by the GI Bill, quickly ends the epidemic in homelessness.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
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“Militiaman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/militiaman. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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