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
Their commitment and philosophy of empowerment spurred the BPP to launch numerous social service programs that are far less remembered by history than the group’s militancy.
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Mickell Carter / Made By History, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
Some Chinese participants expressed concern about North Korean militancy, including the possibility that the Kim regime will launch military provocations against South Korea.
—Sergey Radchenko, Foreign Affairs, 18 Feb. 2025
For nearly two decades, the closure has crippled the local economy, sent unemployment skyrocketing, and emboldened militancy in the region, which is one of the most densely populated places on the planet.
—Julia Frankel, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
Its detractors say their militancy makes a viable Lebanese state impossible.
—Cnn Staff, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
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Mickell Carter / Made By History, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
Some Chinese participants expressed concern about North Korean militancy, including the possibility that the Kim regime will launch military provocations against South Korea.
—Sergey Radchenko, Foreign Affairs, 18 Feb. 2025
For nearly two decades, the closure has crippled the local economy, sent unemployment skyrocketing, and emboldened militancy in the region, which is one of the most densely populated places on the planet.
—Julia Frankel, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
Its detractors say their militancy makes a viable Lebanese state impossible.
—Cnn Staff, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for militancy
Noun
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The ethics of threatening the victim of aggression apart, if SpaceX proves to be an unreliable provider we will be forced to look for other suppliers.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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In the wake of the US minimizing Russia’s aggression in Ukraine and casting doubts about its commitment to NATO, the European Union is now pushing all of its members to raise military budgets and issue debt to fund defense purchases.—
Miles Bryan,
Vox,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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America’s first Black female doctor also faced open hostility from the white medical establishment.—
Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025
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Despite frequent instances of both sides accusing one another of violating the truce, the elusive breakthrough led to the longest cessation of hostilities since the war began, as well as the release of 33 Israelis from Hamas captivity and nearly 2,000 Palestinians from Israeli prisons.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 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 11 Apr. 2025.
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