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 four women who arrived in Australia with nine children on May 7 were arrested on arrival and charged with terrorism and slavery offenses.
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ABC News,
24 June 2026
Trump signed a 14-point MOU with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian last week, which provides 60 more days for more negotiations regarding Tehran’s nuclear program, its ballistic missile development, and its use of proxies and terrorism networks to create regional security instability.
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Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
23 June 2026
On Monday, the vice president said any frozen assets which are released to Iran as a result of the ongoing negotiations would not be used to fund terrorism.
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Khaled Wassef,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
No one was killed, but the fire caused $15 million in damage and helped push the Earth Liberation Front — an obscure band of environmental activists — to the top of the FBI’s domestic terrorism list.
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Greg Hanlon,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
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ABC News,
24 June 2026
Trump signed a 14-point MOU with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian last week, which provides 60 more days for more negotiations regarding Tehran’s nuclear program, its ballistic missile development, and its use of proxies and terrorism networks to create regional security instability.
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Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
23 June 2026
On Monday, the vice president said any frozen assets which are released to Iran as a result of the ongoing negotiations would not be used to fund terrorism.
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Khaled Wassef,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
No one was killed, but the fire caused $15 million in damage and helped push the Earth Liberation Front — an obscure band of environmental activists — to the top of the FBI’s domestic terrorism list.
—
Greg Hanlon,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for terrorism
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In the end, reverence for the likes of Genghis Khan, Hitler, and Attila the Hun mistakes fear for respect, destruction for disruption, and raw terror for true greatness.
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Set five years after the Ghostbusters took the Statue of Liberty for a walk, young, scrappy New Yorkers face a new wave of supernatural terror hitting the Big Apple.
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South African and Malawian authorities have been coordinating in recent weeks to facilitate the repatriation of thousands of Malawian citizens gathered at the site in Durban, claiming to flee anti-migrant tensions and fears of violence.
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The attack on James came in the midst of a sharp rise in anti-migrant sentiment in South Africa in recent months, when there have been marches calling for immigrants in the country illegally to leave and reports of violence against some foreign nationals.
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There’s the section of Orange Avenue in downtown Orlando where approximately 500 Klansmen, led by officers on horseback, walked slowly in a long line intended as a clear act of intimidation against voters.
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When multiple employees independently describe experiences involving intimidation or retaliation after voicing concerns, those claims deserve serious attention.
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“Terrorism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terrorism. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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