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Recent Examples of minuteman
Eight colonial militiamen, also known as minutemen, were killed and others were wounded.
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Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
But the courts are saying no and are not afraid, showing the spirit of those long-ago minutemen.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
The steeple of Old North Church, where hung the lights that warned the minutemen, was built with the proceeds of enslaved labor.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2025
From the minutemen of the Revolution, to the last military defender of the day, bless them.
—Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 12 Nov. 2019
Americans may produce films about the Greek city-states’ stand against Persia, but long gone is the minuteman who shared features with his Athenian counterpart.
—Steele Brand, Time, 20 Sep. 2019
The minutemen hold the ceremony two Saturdays before Patriots Day each year, opening the season of Revolutionary War reenactment events around the region, according to Jeannette Pothier, 75, of Bedford, who is sergeant quartermaster for the company.
—Jeremy C. Fox, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2018
Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
But the courts are saying no and are not afraid, showing the spirit of those long-ago minutemen.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
The steeple of Old North Church, where hung the lights that warned the minutemen, was built with the proceeds of enslaved labor.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2025
From the minutemen of the Revolution, to the last military defender of the day, bless them.
—Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 12 Nov. 2019
Americans may produce films about the Greek city-states’ stand against Persia, but long gone is the minuteman who shared features with his Athenian counterpart.
—Steele Brand, Time, 20 Sep. 2019
The minutemen hold the ceremony two Saturdays before Patriots Day each year, opening the season of Revolutionary War reenactment events around the region, according to Jeannette Pothier, 75, of Bedford, who is sergeant quartermaster for the company.
—Jeremy C. Fox, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minuteman
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Then, in October 2011, rebel militiamen executed Qaddafi.—
Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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While rebel militiamen pinned British troops in innermost Boston, their artillery couldn’t pierce the city’s British strongholds.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 May 2025
Noun
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The Montana National Guard confirmed to USA TODAY that the guardsmen were on a training flight from Billings to Helena and that four elk antlers have been returned to the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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Students affixed flowers to the barrels of several guardsmen’s guns.—
Kalyan Singhal,
Baltimore Sun,
5 May 2025
Noun
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The early 2000s in Colombia, under President Andrés Pastrana, were years of intense violence by guerrilla gangs such as the FARC, who targeted wealthier Colombians.—
Clara-Sophia Daly,
Miami Herald,
7 June 2025
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Of course, while not testifying, Weinstein has been running a guerrilla PR campaign of sorts during the retrial.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
2 June 2025
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The phone number is run by GI Rights Network, a coalition of non-profit, non-governmental organizations who provide free support to veterans and their families.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
8 June 2025
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From the Bonus Army of 1932 to the battles for the GI Bill and Agent Orange care, veterans have always led the charge for justice.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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“Minuteman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minuteman. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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