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Recent Examples of minuteman
Eight colonial militiamen, also known as minutemen, were killed and others were wounded.
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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
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
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That summer, Robert Morris—the lawyer who had been organizing Black militiamen in Boston, to no avail—asked Sumner for a favor.—
Zaakir Tameez
June 11,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2025
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But then, in late 2011, Iranian militiamen stormed the British embassy in Tehran, briefly holding staff members hostage.—
EDWARD FISHMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
4 June 2025
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The appeals court ruled that the president can keep control of the guardsmen while legal proceedings in the case continue.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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While speaking with the press, Vance defended the administration’s controversial use of the California National Guard in Los Angeles after a federal appeals court allowed President Donald Trump to maintain control over thousands of guardsmen.—
Natasha Chen,
CNN Money,
20 June 2025
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Local media have linked some of the attacks to a faction of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), a once-powerful guerrilla group, per BBC and NBC News.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
11 June 2025
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While Chávez consistently denied involvement in drug trafficking, his administration fostered ties with guerrilla organizations and was accused of shielding FARC leaders and cocaine shipments.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2025
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Born in Chicago in 1930, Libin served two years in the army and went on to graduate from Columbia University on the GI Bill.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
29 June 2025
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But gastrointestinal absorption of the drug can be thwarted by GI troubles, which the man had.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 June 2025
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“Minuteman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minuteman. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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