as in terror
the use of violent acts to frighten the people in an area as a way of trying to achieve a political goal
They have been arrested for acts of terrorism. international terrorism the fight against terrorism
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Recent Examples of terrorism
Three of the four women were charged on arrival with slavery and terrorism offenses and remain in custody.
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ABC News, 27 May 2026
The Chadian forces are known to take the fight to the jihadists, which is why the United States liked them in the West Africa counter-terrorism operations.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 May 2026
Trump began this war assuming that all other issues—nuclear weapons, terrorism, Iran’s regional adventurism—would vanish when the regime was toppled.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 25 May 2026
From post-9/11 terrorism suspects and more recent ICE detentions, this old Latin phrase is never far from current events.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 25 May 2026
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ABC News, 27 May 2026
The Chadian forces are known to take the fight to the jihadists, which is why the United States liked them in the West Africa counter-terrorism operations.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 May 2026
Trump began this war assuming that all other issues—nuclear weapons, terrorism, Iran’s regional adventurism—would vanish when the regime was toppled.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 25 May 2026
From post-9/11 terrorism suspects and more recent ICE detentions, this old Latin phrase is never far from current events.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 25 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for terrorism
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Such moves would severely disrupt Iran’s plan to use their proxy, Yemen’s Houthi terror group, to attack Red Sea shipping.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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Names like Sednaya, and those of other sites run by the military and air force intelligence directorates, marked the boundaries of terror within which an entire society was held captive.—
Amer Matar,
The Dial,
26 May 2026
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As Rose grapples with the gaps in her memory, the two encounter danger and violence.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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But that is likely to matter little in the vote, with the ruling Prosperity Party expected to dominate amid a fragmented opposition and ongoing violence.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
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Eyob Mesafint, leader of EZEMA, Ethiopia’s largest national opposition party, acknowledged the arrest and intimidation of his party members.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
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The department said in the statement that Jacobs was booked into Brown County Jail on charges of domestic abuse battery, domestic abuse criminal damage to property, domestic abuse disorderly conduct, strangulation and suffocation, and intimidation of a victim.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
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“Terrorism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terrorism. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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