minuteman

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Recent Examples of minuteman 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
  • Eight colonial militiamen, also known as minutemen, were killed and others were wounded.
    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
Noun
  • In that case, a Black guardsman was seeking promotions dating back to 2017 with the 169th Cyber Protection Team based in Baltimore.
    Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Walz simultaneously worked as a high school teacher and football coach during his time as a guardsman prior to his run for Congress in 2005.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • And, while Robert E. Lee might have declined to resort to guerrilla warfare, many of his lieutenants carried on a program of suppression by terror.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Ceasefires had been announced this week by the People’s Defense Force, which is the armed wing of the shadow opposition National Unity Government, and the Three Brotherhood Alliance, a trio of ethnic minority guerrilla armies.
    David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Pretzels Foods made with refined grains and sugars have a higher glycemic index (GI), a food's ability to raise blood sugar levels.
    Lauren O'Connor, MS, RDN, Health, 16 Apr. 2025
  • This may be a sign of bleeding in your GI tract.7 Before taking a magnesium supplement, speak with your healthcare provider.
    Alex Yampolsky, Health, 7 Apr. 2025

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“Minuteman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minuteman. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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