paramilitaries

plural of paramilitary

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paramilitaries
Noun
  • As well as the complexities of this Colombian ecosystem between the guerrillas, the military Special Forces, indigenous belief systems, Catholicism?
    Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Its most explosive event was Quantrill’s Raid in August 1863, when a group of Confederate guerrillas led by William Quantrill laid waste to Lawrence and killed upward of 200 people, some of them as young as 13 years old.
    Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Integrated blue force tracking allows soldiers to pinpoint the exact positions of teammates, not just as dots on a map, but within buildings or terrain features.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Local sheriffs and former Confederate soldiers were regularly among their ranks, and their actions helped lay the groundwork for the modern relationship between law enforcement, racial control, and political power in the South.
    Josiah Bates, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Paramilitaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paramilitaries. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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