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Recent Examples of militiaman
At the very least, going public could make militiamen more suspicious of each other.
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Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025
Between August 2018 and June 2020, when the Ebola epidemic was finally declared over, some militiamen and members of the government security forces stoked violence and instability so that the disease would continue to spread and the international aid agencies would continue to pay them.
—Jason K. Stearns, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022
When a wagon train of emigrants traveling from Arkansas to California passed through the area, Mormon militiamen surrounded the group and brutally slaughtered more than 100 men, women, and children.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Tens of thousands of mostly Shiite militiamen — from Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen and as far away as Pakistan and Afghanistan — flocked to Sayedah Zainab’s rundown neighborhoods, transforming a pilgrimage site into a military zone.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025
Between August 2018 and June 2020, when the Ebola epidemic was finally declared over, some militiamen and members of the government security forces stoked violence and instability so that the disease would continue to spread and the international aid agencies would continue to pay them.
—Jason K. Stearns, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022
When a wagon train of emigrants traveling from Arkansas to California passed through the area, Mormon militiamen surrounded the group and brutally slaughtered more than 100 men, women, and children.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Tens of thousands of mostly Shiite militiamen — from Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen and as far away as Pakistan and Afghanistan — flocked to Sayedah Zainab’s rundown neighborhoods, transforming a pilgrimage site into a military zone.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for militiaman
Noun
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As the dog lazed in the dirt in Shelby Park, one guardsman ruminated about new missions to alleviate the boredom.—
Jack Healy,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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That’s roughly five guardsmen for every mile of border.—
Jacob Turcotte,
The Christian Science Monitor,
4 Feb. 2025
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From the minutemen of the Revolution, to the last military defender of the day, bless them.—
Jennifer Johnson,
chicagotribune.com,
12 Nov. 2019
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Americans may produce films about the Greek city-states’ stand against Persia, but long gone is the minuteman who shared features with his Athenian counterpart.—
Steele Brand,
Time,
20 Sep. 2019
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Horrified by this new reality, a man escapes one of the residences and joins a guerrilla cell led by fellow dissidents over 75.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2025
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During the conflict, fewer than 3,000 Native Americans successfully fought more than 30,000 U.S. troops using guerrilla warfare tactics.—
Patrick Connolly,
Orlando Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2025
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Gut motility is how food and waste move through the GI tract and how bowel movements exit the body.—
Brittany Dube,
Health,
8 Feb. 2025
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After returning from the war, Johnson became the first woman to enroll on the GI Bill at Winston-Salem Teachers College (now Winston-Salem State University).—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Militiaman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/militiaman. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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