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
Conflict is more entrenched in Guerrero than in most Mexican states, with a history of militancy dating back to guerrilla movements in the 1960s.
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ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
The Taliban deny the allegation, saying tackling militancy is Pakistan's internal problem.
—Mohammad Yunus Yawar, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
For now, all the militancy has been supplied by the Writers Guild Staff Union, which is on strike and is picketing daily outside WGA West headquarters.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026
To overthrow a government that uses brutality and coercion to cling to power and whose militancy had made their country an international pariah, impoverishing its citizens.
—Molly Hunter, NBC news, 30 Jan. 2026
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ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
The Taliban deny the allegation, saying tackling militancy is Pakistan's internal problem.
—Mohammad Yunus Yawar, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
For now, all the militancy has been supplied by the Writers Guild Staff Union, which is on strike and is picketing daily outside WGA West headquarters.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026
To overthrow a government that uses brutality and coercion to cling to power and whose militancy had made their country an international pariah, impoverishing its citizens.
—Molly Hunter, NBC news, 30 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for militancy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for militancy
Noun
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The problem is, when your side lack intensity, aggression and cohesion, those traps are easy to spot and avoid.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Bass said Pratt’s videos encourage aggression.—
Britta Miller,
The Washington Examiner,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Our offense has to be predicated on some of the aggressiveness on the bases.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2026
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As with The Second Act, which sent up cancel culture, there’s a slightly reactionary vibe in the way the script has Stewart’s Madeleine represent a distinctly millennial kind of passive-aggressiveness.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
Noun
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The onset of hostilities was enough to persuade around a hundred and eighty Democrats to support the measure.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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As swirling rumors and escalating fears mount of imminent US-Israeli strikes, there is a growing sense of inevitability among many Iranians about the resumption of hostilities.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
Noun
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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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The human relationship to fire on this specific piece of land was not always one of fear, anxiety, and militance.—
Manjula Martin,
The New Yorker,
30 Sep. 2021
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“Militancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/militancy. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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