as in aggression
an inclination to fight or quarrel
the militancy of the radical organization gave the authorities cause for concern
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Recent Examples of militancy
Adding to the escalating tensions, the country’s defense minister, Israel Katz, said that tens of thousands of Palestinian residents who have left the centers of militancy targeted by the Israeli operation and are displaced within the West Bank will not be allowed to return to their homes.
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Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
And the Philippines, Thailand and Laos also had changes in risk ratings, due to reductions in militancy.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
This conflict is Africa's longest struggle with militancy and has led to deadly attacks.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Controlling, disarming, and dismantling the militias will have a fundamental effect on whether the Boko Haram insurgency will be brought to an end or whether militancy in the northeast will merely mutate.
—Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 30 Mar. 2018
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Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
And the Philippines, Thailand and Laos also had changes in risk ratings, due to reductions in militancy.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
This conflict is Africa's longest struggle with militancy and has led to deadly attacks.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Controlling, disarming, and dismantling the militias will have a fundamental effect on whether the Boko Haram insurgency will be brought to an end or whether militancy in the northeast will merely mutate.
—Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 30 Mar. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for militancy
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Russia was expelled from the G8, sanctioned by the West and ostracized on the global stage because of its aggression against Ukraine.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
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Gandhi’s strategy of collective and collaborative unity, rather than aggression, effectively dismantled British dominance.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Even small shifts can build rapport and defuse hostility.—
Diana Lowe,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Intentionally directing attacks against civilian infrastructure and civilians who are not directly taking part in hostilities is considered a war crime under international law.—
Clarissa Ward,
CNN,
18 Mar. 2025
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This is compounded by the economic impacts of the Trump trade pressures, the global backlash of the Hong Kong National Security Law, the declining fortunes of national technology champion Huawei, and other reactions to growing China militance and chauvinism.—
Therese Shaheen,
National Review,
1 Sep. 2020
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The flamboyance, militance, and violence of the 1960s left might not have worked right away, after all.—
Samuel Goldman,
The Week,
6 Jan. 2022
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“Militancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/militancy. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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