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or guerilla
as in soldier
a member of a usually small group of soldiers who do not belong to a regular army and who fight in a war as an independent unit
The guerrillas controlled half the country.
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Recent Examples of guerrilla
Hannah Beech, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
In 1598 an alliance of chieftains in the north of Ireland, a stronghold of resistance to English rule, mounted a guerrilla war against the Elizabethan crown.
—Saki Knafo, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2024
BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2019
Paolo Luers, a journalist and former guerrilla press officer who became part of Mijango’s team, told me.
—Daniel Castro, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019
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Noun
Over the years, more than a dozen ethnic guerrilla groups have fought the Myanmar military — and each other — for dominance, not only of the territory but of the drug trade, too.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
In 1598 an alliance of chieftains in the north of Ireland, a stronghold of resistance to English rule, mounted a guerrilla war against the Elizabethan crown.
—Saki Knafo, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2024
Adjective
That was the year that social media really started to take off, which gave restaurants and bars this megaphone to kind of guerrilla market on their own.
—BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2019
Paolo Luers, a journalist and former guerrilla press officer who became part of Mijango’s team, told me.
—Daniel Castro, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guerrilla
Noun
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The Context The crash comes days after an American Airlines passenger jet carrying 64 people collided midair with an Army Black Hawk helicopter crewed by three soldiers.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
1 Feb. 2025
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The plane had 60 passengers and four crew members on board, and the helicopter was carrying three soldiers.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
1 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Freyja, however, is a more warlike goddess, and even has a part in selecting warriors for her hall in the afterlife.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
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Some characters die violently in a warlike atmosphere, and the remaining ones struggle with their losses.—
Common Sense Media,
Washington Post,
12 July 2024
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But the Hollywood gossip personality is a fierce partisan of the attorney, who defended him in a $25 million suit.—
Gary Baum,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Jan. 2025
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Would Jury Duty have become such a hit, and Gladden such a hero, had its producers picked a woman or a person of color or a member of the LGBTQ community (let alone a vocal political partisan) as a star?—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The Associated Press reports that a military helicopter, which also had several passengers on board, was on a training flight at the time.—
Alison Fox,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Jan. 2025
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Aviation experts and aircraft collision investigators have so far refrained from pinpointing the exact conditions or potential blunders that allowed a passenger jet and a military helicopter to collide midair near Washington Wednesday evening.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Jan. 2025
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Its latest title puts players in the role of Zula Hendricks, an ex-colonial marine investigating LV-354.—
Gieson Cacho,
The Mercury News,
27 Dec. 2024
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Compact and Lightweight Design: Portability That Delivers Space and weight matter, especially in applications like RV travel, marine adventures, or golf cart performance.—
Lauren Carpenter,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Vance's combative tone was emblematic of the broader MAGA cultural agenda, which prioritizes division over unity and power over mercy.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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So even as Chinese officials are welcoming overtures from a less combative Trump in week one of his presidency, there’s skepticism within China that those warmer-than-expected signals will last.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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President Donald Trump is continuing his outreach to Senate Republicans -- critical to advancing his Cabinet nominees and aggressive agenda.—
Hannah Demissie,
ABC News,
4 Feb. 2025
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An aggressive strain of avian flu is hurting supply and causing prices to rise — with no relief in sight.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Consider, for instance, that members of the interim government, despite their Islamist backgrounds, have refrained from any bellicose anti-Israeli rhetoric.—
Volker Perthes,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Jan. 2025
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The United States and China appear destined for a military conflict, with bellicose rhetoric on both sides, an escalating arms race and Beijing widely considered the most serious threat to the U.S. since the Cold War.—
Brad Dress,
The Hill,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Guerrilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guerrilla. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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