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Recent Examples of militarize
Trump, Harris' rival for the White House, has pledged to reinstate his hardline asylum policies, militarize the southern border and launch the largest deportation operation in American history.
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 4 Sep. 2024
China has pushed out and militarized a lot of the islands and islets in this region over the last 10 years or so.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 26 Apr. 2024
Under the mandate, the Mexico-U.S. border wall would receive extra funding to get completed, and Trump's administration would be urged to militarize the border.
—Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 11 July 2024
The tensions are perhaps most evident along the DMZ, which is becoming increasingly militarized after the scrapping of the 2018 agreement by North Korea last November and South Korea last month.
—Jan Camenzind Broomby, NBC News, 6 July 2024
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 4 Sep. 2024
China has pushed out and militarized a lot of the islands and islets in this region over the last 10 years or so.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 26 Apr. 2024
Under the mandate, the Mexico-U.S. border wall would receive extra funding to get completed, and Trump's administration would be urged to militarize the border.
—Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 11 July 2024
The tensions are perhaps most evident along the DMZ, which is becoming increasingly militarized after the scrapping of the 2018 agreement by North Korea last November and South Korea last month.
—Jan Camenzind Broomby, NBC News, 6 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for militarize
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The callers reported seeing a man armed with a gun fleeing a silver sedan that was left disabled in a parking lot, authorities said.Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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In the summer of 1989, Erik and Lyle Menendez burst into the den of their family’s Beverly Hills home armed with shotguns and opened fire, killing their mother and father.Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
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The ghost can't speak, and can only confirm whether a player has guessed the right person, place, or weapon with a knock.WIRED, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024
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The products therefore become a good talking point for the sales associates and weapon to help fight the conversion challenge, according to Vuchot.Jennifer Weil, WWD, 15 Oct. 2024
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Stand with Crypto, which has enrolled 1.8 million advocates across the country, is also working to mobilize digital asset owners living in swing states.MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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See celebrities cast their votes in 2024 presidential election Speaking on stage alongside her pal and former Destiny's Child bandmate Kelly Rowland, Beyoncé urged voters to mobilize.Jessica Wang, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Militarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/militarize. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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