as in military
of or relating to a group that is not an official army but that operates and is organized like an army
Government forces have been attacked by heavily armed paramilitary groups in several villages. a paramilitary police force
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Gabriele Regalbuto, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Pakistan’s paramilitary soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint near Wahag, a joint border crossing point between the Pakistan and India border, Thursday, April 24, 2025.
—Time, 25 Apr. 2025
The airstrikes were launched in retaliation for a suicide bombing against an Indian paramilitary convoy, killing 40.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2025
In 2019, months before New Delhi revoked the region’s autonomy, a car bomb attack by militants in southern Pulwama district killed at least 40 paramilitary soldiers and wounded dozens more, bringing India and Pakistan close to war.
—Aijaz Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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Despite his resolute disdain for the regime, at 14 years old he was required by law to join the Hitler Youth, a paramilitary organization.
—Gabriele Regalbuto, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Pakistan’s paramilitary soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint near Wahag, a joint border crossing point between the Pakistan and India border, Thursday, April 24, 2025.
—Time, 25 Apr. 2025
The airstrikes were launched in retaliation for a suicide bombing against an Indian paramilitary convoy, killing 40.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2025
In 2019, months before New Delhi revoked the region’s autonomy, a car bomb attack by militants in southern Pulwama district killed at least 40 paramilitary soldiers and wounded dozens more, bringing India and Pakistan close to war.
—Aijaz Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paramilitary
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The Israeli military body in charge of overseeing aid did not comment.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Chicago Tribune,
18 May 2025
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Hunting is allowed on some existing military reservations, according to the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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The United States and South Korea wrapped up a four-day series of naval drills Sunday amid mounting tensions with North Korea's Kim Jong Un regime.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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Moreover, the international shipping interests that rerouted their vessels away from the Suez Canal continue to avoid the area, increasing global transit costs and calling American naval supremacy into question.—
The Editors,
National Review,
8 May 2025
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Jose Mujica, a one-time guerrilla and later president of Uruguay who drove a beat-up VW Beetle and enacted progressive reforms that carried his reputation well beyond South America, has died aged 89.—
Reuters,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2025
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Yet many details remain unclear about what happens to PKK weapons and fighters who have known nothing but guerrilla warfare all their lives.—
Scott Peterson,
Christian Science Monitor,
13 May 2025
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The Houthis have not claimed responsibility for the latest missile, but a spokesman for the militant group has said previous launches targeted military facilities in Israel.—
Tamar Michaelis,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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India may also take the stronger step of striking militant groups in Pakistan to satisfy the public’s demand for action.—
Michael Kugelman,
Time,
3 May 2025
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But this former American soldier has no special plans for Thursday, when Victory in Europe, or VE Day, is commemorated, saying every day is special to him now.—
Anne Clifford,
CNN Money,
8 May 2025
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The vice president also pitched a hypothetical scenario in which the U.S. went to war with a foreign adversary and whether parents would like the peace of mind that the weapons used by U.S. soldiers are made within the U.S. rather than another country.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
8 May 2025
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The existence of the irregulars raises an important question: How small can a galaxy get?—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
8 May 2025
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The moons, observed from 2019 to 2021 at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, were placed into subgroups within two categories of Saturnian irregulars; the Inuit group contains the Kiviuq and Siarnaq subgroups, and the Norse group contains the Phoebe, Mundilfari, and Kari subgroups.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
17 Mar. 2025
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Wars claim the lives of innocent children as well as warriors.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2025
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The story follows seven warriors on a top-secret mission: to transport 99 coffins as a strategic diversion designed to mislead hostile forces.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
15 May 2025
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“Paramilitary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paramilitary. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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