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Recent Examples of militiaman
Just after dawn Saturday on the Lexington Battle Green, militiamen, muskets in hand, took on a much larger army of British regulars.
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Hillel Italie and Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
In the early morning on April 19, 1775, Capt. John Parker led 77 local militiamen and faced arriving British troops.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
That summer, Robert Morris—the lawyer who had been organizing Black militiamen in Boston, to no avail—asked Sumner for a favor.
—Zaakir Tameez
june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
But then, in late 2011, Iranian militiamen stormed the British embassy in Tehran, briefly holding staff members hostage.
—Edward Fishman, Foreign Affairs, 4 June 2025
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Hillel Italie and Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
In the early morning on April 19, 1775, Capt. John Parker led 77 local militiamen and faced arriving British troops.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
That summer, Robert Morris—the lawyer who had been organizing Black militiamen in Boston, to no avail—asked Sumner for a favor.
—Zaakir Tameez
june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
But then, in late 2011, Iranian militiamen stormed the British embassy in Tehran, briefly holding staff members hostage.
—Edward Fishman, Foreign Affairs, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for militiaman
Noun
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The administration has not immediately provided details about the guardsman's actions from Monday.—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
10 June 2025
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During normal training rotations guardsmen come and go off the base, with many grabbing lunch or making other purchases outside the base.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
8 July 2025
Noun
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There is of course some truth to those who would emphasize the revolutionary nature of the minutemen and soldiers of George Washington's Continental Army.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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Eight colonial militiamen, also known as minutemen, were killed and others were wounded.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In response, Ukraine devised a futuristic take on hit-and-run guerrilla operations.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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This week, Petro also halted the extradition of a former leader of a dissident guerrilla faction that had already been approved by Colombia's Supreme Court to face U.S. drug trafficking charges.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
5 July 2025
Noun
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Chronic conditions affecting the gastrointestinal (GI) tract: Garlic can cause irritating heartburn in anyone.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
14 July 2025
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The construction boom, fueled by the GI Bill, quickly ends the epidemic in homelessness.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
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“Militiaman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/militiaman. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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