as in terror
the use of violent acts to frighten the people in an area as a way of trying to achieve a political goal
They have been arrested for acts of terrorism. international terrorism the fight against terrorism
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Recent Examples of terrorism
Van Hollen went to El Salvador last week to visit the Salvadoran immigrant outside of the country’s terrorism confinement center, Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo, referred to as CECOT.
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Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2025
The attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building claimed the lives of at least 168 people, including 19 children, and was the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in US history.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
Attorney General Bondi has not yet said this is an act of terrorism.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2025
Under this framework, advocating for Palestinian rights amounts to supporting the twin evils of terrorism and antisemitism.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
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Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2025
The attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building claimed the lives of at least 168 people, including 19 children, and was the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in US history.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
Attorney General Bondi has not yet said this is an act of terrorism.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2025
Under this framework, advocating for Palestinian rights amounts to supporting the twin evils of terrorism and antisemitism.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for terrorism
Noun
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The incidents have dramatically increased after Oct. 7 (Hamas terror attacks), but the trend was already increasing prior to that.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
22 Apr. 2025
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The gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack at an El Paso Walmart in 2019 will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history and the worst domestic terror attack on Hispanics that the country has ever seen.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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More than 1,700 people have been killed this year— 1,086 in February and March, according to the U.N. — in violence fueled by criminal groups trying to expand their territorial control and overthrow the government.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2025
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Abby’s friends are nervous, even disgusted at this point, horrified at her capacity for violence.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Terrorism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terrorism. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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