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Recent Examples of gendarmerie
Security measures are in place, with police, gendarmerie and army personnel patrolling the area.
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NBC News, 7 Dec. 2024
The gendarmerie eventually became the Forces Armées d’Haiti or FADH.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
French authorities have launched a massive emergency response, deploying 1,600 police and gendarmerie officers to assist the population and prevent looting.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Security measures are in place, with police, gendarmerie and army personnel patrolling the area.
—NBC News, 7 Dec. 2024
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NBC News, 7 Dec. 2024
The gendarmerie eventually became the Forces Armées d’Haiti or FADH.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
French authorities have launched a massive emergency response, deploying 1,600 police and gendarmerie officers to assist the population and prevent looting.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Security measures are in place, with police, gendarmerie and army personnel patrolling the area.
—NBC News, 7 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gendarmerie
Noun
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In the driveway of a rundown house, two soldiers work quickly under the glow of headlamps, loading weapons from a shed into the back of a battered truck.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
24 Dec. 2024
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When Jordan sealed its border in 2016 after an ISIS attack killed six Jordanian soldiers, most of the Syrian civilians were trapped — unable to move forward or go back through roads controlled by the Syrian regime or even move through a desert laid with land mines.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Moscow is not about to waste vital resources in airpower, weaponry or soldiery on peripheral endeavors such as supporting Assad or the Mullahs.—
Melik Kaylan,
Forbes,
1 Dec. 2024
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That includes the activism and the soldiery.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
15 Aug. 2022
Noun
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But facing mounting global outrage, the Israeli military recently announced a daily 10-hour pause in operations in certain parts of the territory to permit aid delivery.—
Juwayriah Wright,
Time,
30 July 2025
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The deadly attack in April escalated to a four-day military fight between India and Pakistan in the second week of May.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
30 July 2025
Noun
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The historical drama about Black military women who heroically solved a massive backlog of mail to servicemen during World War II is #2.—
Tom Brueggemann,
IndieWire,
23 Dec. 2024
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These ex-servicemen would need food, sundries, smokes — hundreds of things, and thousands in pension dollars landed in their pockets, right?—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Dec. 2024
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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's Vision 2030 requires stable borders and secure trade routes—impossible with Iranian militias controlling Syrian territory.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Violent extremism has increased throughout Africa in recent years, although until lately it was mostly restricted to the Sahel region, where militias hold control over swaths of territory.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
30 July 2025
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Every region of the country, including Michigan has a higher risk of warmer-than-usual temperatures, the weather service says.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
31 July 2025
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Franchise developers Jordan Van Royen and Derek Harper aim to standardize the dog grooming experience with consistent pricing and services.—
Molly Gregory,
The Courier-Journal,
31 July 2025
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“Gendarmerie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gendarmerie. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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