minuteman

noun

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Recent Examples of minuteman 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 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. — 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 From the minutemen of the Revolution, to the last military defender of the day, bless them. — Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 12 Nov. 2019
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  1. militiaman
  2. guardsman
  3. guerrilla
  4. GI
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  • Jeff Wilkins, a historical re-enactor from Knoxville, Tennessee, dressed as a colonial militiaman, said attending the celebration was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
    — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026
  • When news of Israel’s secret outposts in Iraq’s desert emerged, Iraqis admonished their leaders as traitors, and the boisterous militiamen affiliated with the government as impostors for allowing their land to be colonized by an enemy.
    — Nabil Salih, Time, 26 May 2026
Definition of militiaman
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  • 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
  • Video captured guardsmen in yellow vests offering donuts and coffee out the back of a vehicle.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Definition of guardsman
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  • Supporters see the Colombian tribunal as a landmark that helped end Latin America’s longest-running guerrilla insurgency and hold those responsible for atrocities accountable.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
  • Cepeda had participated in and continued throughout the campaign to promote negotiations with guerrillas and cartels.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 29 June 2026
Definition of guerrilla
Noun
  • James Jarvaise was a California modernist, born in 1924 in the Midwest, served in the US Army, went to art school on the GI Bill, and is really the first generation of professional art teachers in America.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 8 July 2026
  • Most side effects reported with magnesium are gastrointestinal (GI), including nausea, diarrhea, and stomach cramps.
    — Kirstyn Hill, Health, 1 July 2026
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