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
Such developments further heighten the stakes in a volatile region already fraught with historical tensions, cross-border militancy, and nuclear risk.
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Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Israel has argued that the authority was not doing enough to tamp down militancy in the territory.
—Fatima Abdulkarim Afif Amireh, New York Times, 8 May 2025
While the Indian government has said that militancy has since been reduced, attacks continue to plague the region.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
His anti-Western militancy is so intense that the U.S. and the European Union have both placed sanctions on him.
—James Verini, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025
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Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Israel has argued that the authority was not doing enough to tamp down militancy in the territory.
—Fatima Abdulkarim Afif Amireh, New York Times, 8 May 2025
While the Indian government has said that militancy has since been reduced, attacks continue to plague the region.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
His anti-Western militancy is so intense that the U.S. and the European Union have both placed sanctions on him.
—James Verini, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for militancy
Noun
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The Ukrainian president conceded that momentum for the Coalition of the Willing, a group of 31 countries that have pledged to strengthen support for Ukraine against Russian aggression, has slowed because of U.S. ambivalence over providing a backstop.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 June 2025
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These movements share essential elements: disdain for pluralism and diversity, fetishization of leadership, order and aggression, dismissal of the rule of law, and aversion to accountability.—
Elisa Manfredini,
Time,
14 June 2025
Noun
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The hostility of the state intensified with the BBC's 100 Women list, and a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize.—
Mahrang Baloch,
Time,
10 June 2025
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The hostilities began when Trump lashed out at Musk's criticism of the Republican tax-cut and spending bill, and quickly escalated into an all-out online brawl on Trump's Truth Social and Musk's X, with prominent businessmen, analysts and political names weighing in on the fight.—
Anniek Bao,Dylan Butts,Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
6 June 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 19 Jun. 2025.
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