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
Israel says the authority has not done enough to combat militancy or curb incitement.
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Samy Magdy and Josef Federman, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Israel’s pre-October 7 strategy toward Hamas was based on buying calm by allowing Qatari funds to flow into Gaza in the hopes that this would decrease support for Hamas militancy among the Gazan population.
—Matthew Levitt, Foreign Affairs, 10 May 2024
While The Order remains firmly rooted in the past save for one passing reference to the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing in a title card, during production there was no escaping the drumbeat of resurgent far-right militancy in the United States.
—Ali Winston, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
The right to unionize was enshrined in law, but workers were also forced into a bureaucratic certification process that limited their militancy.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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Samy Magdy and Josef Federman, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Israel’s pre-October 7 strategy toward Hamas was based on buying calm by allowing Qatari funds to flow into Gaza in the hopes that this would decrease support for Hamas militancy among the Gazan population.
—Matthew Levitt, Foreign Affairs, 10 May 2024
While The Order remains firmly rooted in the past save for one passing reference to the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing in a title card, during production there was no escaping the drumbeat of resurgent far-right militancy in the United States.
—Ali Winston, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
The right to unionize was enshrined in law, but workers were also forced into a bureaucratic certification process that limited their militancy.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for militancy
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Not just because of his physicality, aggression and reading of the game but because his work on the ball will have to improve significantly during his time at City.Sam Lee, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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In his four years as secretary of state, Antony Blinken has traveled more than a million miles on the job, countering Russian aggression in Ukraine with a reinvigorated NATO alliance, and managing American interests in the ongoing turmoil across the Middle East.David Morgan, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2025
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For example, shrinking the size and scope of government is a goal which could help the country, but reducing or trimming government programs for almost any constituency would be fraught with hostility and political costs.Frank Lavin, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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While the temporary pause in hostilities provides reprieve for the Gazan civilians, Hamas and their ideological allies are claiming the agreement as a victory.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 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 21 Jan. 2025.
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