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
Authorities have found no evidence to suggest the incident was connected to terrorism or motivated by criminal intentions beyond the driver’s impaired state, a law enforcement official said.
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Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 20 July 2025
Soliman and his lawyers have said that claim is false and that the charity is not associated with the Brotherhood, an Islamic group that some accuse of involvement in terrorism.
—Enquirer Staff, The Enquirer, 18 July 2025
Erdogan continued a coordinated military strategy and a crackdown on Kurdish political activity, arresting Demirtas and removing and arresting mayors from pro-Kurdish parties after accusing them of supporting terrorism.
—Ragip Soylu, Time, 18 July 2025
Local sources say the fighting raised fears of sectarian tensions, days after the U.S. praised efforts to combat terrorism by the Syrian government led by Ahmed al-Sharaa.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
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Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 20 July 2025
Soliman and his lawyers have said that claim is false and that the charity is not associated with the Brotherhood, an Islamic group that some accuse of involvement in terrorism.
—Enquirer Staff, The Enquirer, 18 July 2025
Erdogan continued a coordinated military strategy and a crackdown on Kurdish political activity, arresting Demirtas and removing and arresting mayors from pro-Kurdish parties after accusing them of supporting terrorism.
—Ragip Soylu, Time, 18 July 2025
Local sources say the fighting raised fears of sectarian tensions, days after the U.S. praised efforts to combat terrorism by the Syrian government led by Ahmed al-Sharaa.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for terrorism
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Sami Al-Arian, a former University of South Florida professor who is associated with the Gaza Tribunal, admitted to conspiring to aid the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group in 2006.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
12 July 2025
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Pearl, who is Jewish, has expressed his fervent support for Israel in the face of rising antisemitism in the U.S. since the Oct. 7 terror attacks in Israel.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
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Once contained to local disputes resolved between communities, the violence has exploded into mass killings fueled by population growth, the climate crisis, and the collapse of traditional peacemaking.—
Emmanuel Akinwotu,
NPR,
26 July 2025
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Tensions between the two communities have exploded, leading to some of the worst sectarian violence Syria has seen since the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s dictatorship.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
25 July 2025
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“Terrorism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terrorism. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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