militarily
adverb
mil·i·tari·ly
ˌmi-lə-ˈter-ə-lē 
1
: in a military manner
2
: from a military standpoint
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The recent appointment of a new president and prime minister in Lebanon gives hope for stronger governance, but any new government is unlikely to risk challenging Hezbollah militarily as this could potentially plunge the country back into civil war.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
At its core, this is a painting about fading: H.M.S. Temeraire was a majestic old warship that had played an important part in the Battle of Trafalgar three decades earlier but, eventually, became militarily obsolete and had to be scrapped for parts.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
The canal was returned to Panama under a 1977 treaty, which allows the US to intervene militarily if the waterway’s operations are disrupted by internal conflict or a foreign power.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
While this time the hostilities won’t play out militarily, such animosity will shape the Canadian parliamentary elections that must be held by October.
—Lawrence B.a. Hatter / Made By History, TIME, 4 Feb. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
At its core, this is a painting about fading: H.M.S. Temeraire was a majestic old warship that had played an important part in the Battle of Trafalgar three decades earlier but, eventually, became militarily obsolete and had to be scrapped for parts.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
The canal was returned to Panama under a 1977 treaty, which allows the US to intervene militarily if the waterway’s operations are disrupted by internal conflict or a foreign power.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
While this time the hostilities won’t play out militarily, such animosity will shape the Canadian parliamentary elections that must be held by October.
—Lawrence B.a. Hatter / Made By History, TIME, 4 Feb. 2025
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militarily
adverb
mil·i·tari·ly
ˌmil-ə-ˈter-ə-lē
1
: in a military manner
2
: from a military standpoint
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