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
  • Many models are small enough to be carried in a backpack or launched by hand, allowing soldiers to employ them directly in the field without requiring specialized vehicles for transport or deployment.
    Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Minorhad its premiere in Vienna, as the Montgolfier brothers undertook the first manned balloon trip in Paris, and as the Continental Army fought British soldiers in North America.
    Big Think, Big Think, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Paramilitaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paramilitaries. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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