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
Trump has accused Pope Leo XIV of being soft on terrorism and supporting negotiations with Iran, claiming the pontiff endangers Catholics by failing to oppose Iran’s potential acquisition of nuclear weapons.
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Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Trump lashed out at Leo on social media last month, saying the pope was soft on crime and terrorism for comments about the administration’s immigration policies and deportations as well as the Iran war.
—Matthew Lee, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Escalating alerts are used for everything from terrorism and nuclear plant safety to avalanches and volcanic unrest.
—Ezgi Karasözen, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
Trump lashed out at Leo on social media last month, saying the pope was soft on crime and terrorism for comments about the administration’s immigration policies and deportations as well as the Iran war.
—ABC News, 5 May 2026
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Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Trump lashed out at Leo on social media last month, saying the pope was soft on crime and terrorism for comments about the administration’s immigration policies and deportations as well as the Iran war.
—Matthew Lee, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Escalating alerts are used for everything from terrorism and nuclear plant safety to avalanches and volcanic unrest.
—Ezgi Karasözen, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
Trump lashed out at Leo on social media last month, saying the pope was soft on crime and terrorism for comments about the administration’s immigration policies and deportations as well as the Iran war.
—ABC News, 5 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for terrorism
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Putting words on the page seems too low stakes to get worked up about, and yet the terror of saying something taboo—or just being boring—feels like a terrible fate to most writers.—
David O’Neill,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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While Clancy died in 2013, Jack Ryan continues to confront a world that never loses its capacity for danger, destruction and terror.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
20 May 2026
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Police parked anti-riot vehicles in a central Belgrade area to block the demonstrators from returning, and the violence soon ended.—
Jovana Gec,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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Police parked anti-riot vehicles in a central Belgrade area to block the demonstrators from returning and the violence soon ended.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 May 2026
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An exhibition of Paul Klee’s late works focuses on his depictions of the atmosphere of violence and intimidation in Germany after the Nazis came to power.—
The New York Review of Books,
The New York Review of Books,
23 May 2026
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Krajewski, now 20, of Medina, Ohio, pleaded guilty in March to intimidation, a Level 5 felony.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
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“Terrorism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terrorism. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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