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Recent Examples of minuteman
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.
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
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
Eight colonial militiamen, also known as minutemen, were killed and others were wounded.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
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
The steeple of Old North Church, where hung the lights that warned the minutemen, was built with the proceeds of enslaved labor.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2025
From the minutemen of the Revolution, to the last military defender of the day, bless them.
—Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 12 Nov. 2019
Americans may produce films about the Greek city-states’ stand against Persia, but long gone is the minuteman who shared features with his Athenian counterpart.
—Steele Brand, Time, 20 Sep. 2019
The minutemen hold the ceremony two Saturdays before Patriots Day each year, opening the season of Revolutionary War reenactment events around the region, according to Jeannette Pothier, 75, of Bedford, who is sergeant quartermaster for the company.
—Jeremy C. Fox, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2018
Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
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
Eight colonial militiamen, also known as minutemen, were killed and others were wounded.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
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
The steeple of Old North Church, where hung the lights that warned the minutemen, was built with the proceeds of enslaved labor.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2025
From the minutemen of the Revolution, to the last military defender of the day, bless them.
—Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 12 Nov. 2019
Americans may produce films about the Greek city-states’ stand against Persia, but long gone is the minuteman who shared features with his Athenian counterpart.
—Steele Brand, Time, 20 Sep. 2019
The minutemen hold the ceremony two Saturdays before Patriots Day each year, opening the season of Revolutionary War reenactment events around the region, according to Jeannette Pothier, 75, of Bedford, who is sergeant quartermaster for the company.
—Jeremy C. Fox, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minuteman
Noun
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Behind them are hundreds of thousands of Basij militiamen, who have proved ready to kill demonstrators.—
Trudy Rubin,
Twin Cities,
6 Mar. 2026
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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,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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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With the nearest remaining protesters 20 yards from the Guard troops and most more than 60 yards away, 28 guardsmen inexplicably fired on students, killing four students and wounding nine others.—
Gregory P. Magarian,
The Conversation,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Prometheus got something of a rehab a few years ago, and a while after that, a couple of guerrilla artists stuck an outsized meth pipe in his hand.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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President Javier Milei’s government has called for a broader account that also includes victims of left-wing guerrilla violence, which some suggest is a way to minimize the crimes of the dictatorship.—
Juan Melamed,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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The backlogs are real for these clinics, Soni said, recalling one GI clinic that had a backlog of six months, and 4,000 procedures that were waiting to be scheduled, representing millions in revenue.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Toward the end of April 2025, the mother started sending messages to the hospital’s GI team asking for G-tube placement and saying that her son’s physical medicine and rehab provider told her to ask if that was something to consider.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Minuteman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minuteman. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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