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
Most of the visas were revoked over allegations or charges related to assault, DUI, burglary and support for terrorism.
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Filip Timotija, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025
The New Normal Bruce Hoffman, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and a longtime terrorism expert, said the erosion of democratic discourse is no longer just theoretical but actively enabling violence.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Jeffrey Breinholt, an architect of the material support statutes who spent three decades as a federal terrorism prosecutor, defends the laws as crucial to closing loopholes that were exploited by foreign militant groups and their domestic sympathizers.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
It was invoked by Turkey amid concerns over cross-border terrorism as a result of the Syrian War.
—John Deni, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
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Filip Timotija, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025
The New Normal Bruce Hoffman, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and a longtime terrorism expert, said the erosion of democratic discourse is no longer just theoretical but actively enabling violence.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Jeffrey Breinholt, an architect of the material support statutes who spent three decades as a federal terrorism prosecutor, defends the laws as crucial to closing loopholes that were exploited by foreign militant groups and their domestic sympathizers.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
It was invoked by Turkey amid concerns over cross-border terrorism as a result of the Syrian War.
—John Deni, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for terrorism
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Dallas police identified the suspect as Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, who is being held without bond on a charge of capital murder by terror threat.—
Nic F. Anderson,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps, though, Kubrick's cold view of Jack and choice to diminish some of King's sympathetic nuances serve to heighten the terror; how much does knowing the complex motivations of a domestic abuser help their victims?—
James Grebey,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Kirk's killing, and its aftermath, have stoked deep divisions across the country at a time when political violence was already on the rise.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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Hate speech that crosses the line into threats of violence is NOT protected by the First Amendment.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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Husseini’s successor of sorts, his distant cousin Yasser Arafat, also resorted to murder and intimidation.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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This decision undermines basic constitutional protections and deepens the climate of intimidation against both immigrants and people of color.—
Norma Chavez-Peterson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Terrorism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terrorism. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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