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Synonyms & Antonyms of terrorism
- They have been arrested for acts of terrorism.
- international terrorism
- the fight against terrorism
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Noah Webster first entered the term in 1840
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“Terrorism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terrorism. Accessed 23 May. 2022.
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The first known use of terrorism was in 1795
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