paramilitaries

noun

plural of paramilitary
as in guerrillas

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  1. guerrillas
  2. soldiers
  3. servicemen
  4. troopers
  5. warriors
Noun
  • About 70% of them are former FARC guerrillas, 29% are former members of the security forces and the rest are civilians.
    — 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 guerrillas
Noun
  • Recent Ukrainian drone strikes have been targeting the nationwide storage and transport network of Wildberries, which Kyiv says facilitates the sale of military equipment -- including drones -- to Russian soldiers.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • American soldiers fighting in the Mediterranean theater were sent there on leave during WWII.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of soldiers
Noun
  • The wreckage of the plane and 10 of the servicemen were never found.
    — Hope McKenney, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026
  • At least two British servicemen, the late Capt.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
Definition of servicemen
Noun
  • Back at the base, the team is still bickering with the other troopers.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 2 Aug. 2026
  • As troopers responded to the scene, video showed vehicles rapidly dispersing as drivers and spectators rushed back to their cars, the report said.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of troopers
Noun
  • This place has a mysterious spiritual atmosphere, shaped by the idea of sacred cosmic energy and stories of warriors who gained supernatural powers through intense training.
    — Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • In Tenet, warriors from the future punish the present because their world is ravaged by climate change caused by us, their ancestors.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 July 2026
Definition of warriors
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