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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
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With 20,000 troops and tens of thousands of allied militiamen, Turkey has controlled significant swathes of territory across five northern Syrian provinces since 2016.—
Kamran Bokhari,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The president led 15,000 federalized militiamen from Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania into the west—though no rebel army materialized to oppose them.—
Time,
Time,
2 July 2025
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The administration sent about 4,000 California guardsmen and 700 Marines to Los Angeles to protect federal personnel and property amid demonstrations against a wave of immigration raids that sometimes turned violent.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
11 Dec. 2025
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The two guardsmen were allegedly shot by Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who pleaded not guilty to multiple charges levied against him, including first-degree murder, earlier this week.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Dec. 2025
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Rodríguez is a hard-line leftist with deeply anti-American views learned from her father, a Marxist guerrilla commander who died at the hands of Venezuelan security forces.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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Such an action, therefore, would not guarantee compliance from civilians and would likely lead to long-term guerrilla actions.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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Both versions of semaglutide slow digestion, which can cause gastrointestinal (GI) upset.—
Jenna Anderson,
Health,
7 Jan. 2026
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Keep in mind that aloe vera formulations also vary, and some can cause side effects, such as GI upset.—
Sara Hoffman,
Verywell Health,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Minuteman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minuteman. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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