as in military
of or relating to a group that is not an official army but that operates and is organized like an army
Government forces have been attacked by heavily armed paramilitary groups in several villages. a paramilitary police force
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Recent Examples of paramilitary
Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
The emergence of a cult-like religious community known as Scars and a paramilitary organization called the Wolves expand the show’s questions about the right foundational elements for a functioning society.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2025
People were killed after soldiers and paramilitary forces raided the neighborhood of Raboteau after a demonstration in support of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
By The New York Times General al-Burhan, who leads Sudan’s military, and Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan, who leads the Rapid Support Forces were once allies, but went to war nearly two years ago over a dispute about a plan for the paramilitary troops to be absorbed by the military.
—Declan Walsh, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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London and Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN — Sudan has accused the United Arab Emirates at the United Nations’ top court of violating the Genocide Convention by supporting paramilitary forces in its Darfur region.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
The emergence of a cult-like religious community known as Scars and a paramilitary organization called the Wolves expand the show’s questions about the right foundational elements for a functioning society.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2025
People were killed after soldiers and paramilitary forces raided the neighborhood of Raboteau after a demonstration in support of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
By The New York Times General al-Burhan, who leads Sudan’s military, and Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan, who leads the Rapid Support Forces were once allies, but went to war nearly two years ago over a dispute about a plan for the paramilitary troops to be absorbed by the military.
—Declan Walsh, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paramilitary
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The Missouri's captain ordered a military burial at sea with full honors, marking one of the more unusual and little-known episodes of World War II.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Key workers—healthcare professionals, military personnel, teachers, police, firefighters, delivery staff, charity workers, supermarket employees, social workers, and government employees—are eligible for additional online discounts and Sorel coupon codes for every order.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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In 1993, Williams was selected to become a naval test pilot and graduated from the course that same year.—
Sean Mowbray,
Discover Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
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The United States will deploy ship-sinking missiles to the Luzon Strait, a choke point for Chinese naval access to the Pacific Ocean, during a military exercise with the Philippines.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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When Bose arrived in Malaya in 1943 to rally supporters, his insistence that the nationalist movement needed female guerrillas was initially greeted with shock by many.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Apr. 2025
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Ceasefires had been announced earlier this week by the People's Defense Force, which is the armed wing of the shadow opposition National Unity Government, and the Three Brotherhood Alliance, a trio of ethnic minority guerrilla armies.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Apr. 2025
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The group wrote to Bondi to argue that the influencer should be investigated over whether she has been paid to spread propaganda for Hamas, the Palestinian militant group in Gaza, it was first reported by the New York Post.—
Lauren Irwin,
The Hill,
8 Apr. 2025
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And in Lebanon, a series of Israeli attacks on the country have decapitated the militant group Hezbollah.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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Video shared on social media shows one soldier donning an Arizona Wildcat flag descending rapidly before rolling over upon impact.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Canned goods and other non-perishables had to be sent to our soldiers who were fighting for our freedom.—
Bea L. Hines,
Miami Herald,
12 Apr. 2025
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The moons, observed from 2019 to 2021 at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, were placed into subgroups within two categories of Saturnian irregulars; the Inuit group contains the Kiviuq and Siarnaq subgroups, and the Norse group contains the Phoebe, Mundilfari, and Kari subgroups.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
17 Mar. 2025
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As fighting raged in 1948 between Arab armies, Palestinian irregulars and Zionist forces, Mariam and her family fled to a Palestinian farming village, Umm al-Fahem.—
Isabel Kershner,
BostonGlobe.com,
22 July 2023
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Users can personalize the prompt by describing features, aesthetic or desired theme—such as space explorer, fantasy warrior or tech ninja.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Sometime during the first century C.E., a fierce battle took place in what is now Vienna, Austria—likely between Roman soldiers and Germanic warriors.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Paramilitary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paramilitary. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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