as in aggression
an inclination to fight or quarrel
the militancy of the radical organization gave the authorities cause for concern
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Recent Examples of militancy
Labor union militancy has increased, as evidenced by the Boeing strike as well as a surge in strikes in 2023.
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Bill Conerly, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Most polls over the last year have shown Palestinians more inclined to embrace the militancy of Hamas, an Arabic acronym for Islamic Resistance Movement.
—Karl Vick, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
Should Gaza devolve into chaotic clan warfare, that will hardly arouse concern in Jerusalem, which will care only that the effective threat of militancy is permanently removed.
—Robert Grenier, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Israel says the raids are necessary to stamp out militancy, which has flared since Oct. 7.
—Julia Frankel and Majdi Mohammed, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
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Bill Conerly, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Most polls over the last year have shown Palestinians more inclined to embrace the militancy of Hamas, an Arabic acronym for Islamic Resistance Movement.
—Karl Vick, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
Should Gaza devolve into chaotic clan warfare, that will hardly arouse concern in Jerusalem, which will care only that the effective threat of militancy is permanently removed.
—Robert Grenier, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Israel says the raids are necessary to stamp out militancy, which has flared since Oct. 7.
—Julia Frankel and Majdi Mohammed, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for militancy
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Speaking alongside Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Putin highlighted the part of the pact that allows the potential use of Russian nuclear warheads deployed to Belarus in response to an aggression.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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But over the past decade, Gabbard's views on Russian aggression in Europe have evolved in a particularly dramatic fashion.Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
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TikTok has long denied having any links to the Chinese government, and the federal government has not made public any of the specific intelligence it’s used to justify its hostility against the company.Alison Durkee, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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The Jordanian government announced the closure of the crossing amid the hostility.Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Dec. 2024
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This is compounded by the economic impacts of the Trump trade pressures, the global backlash of the Hong Kong National Security Law, the declining fortunes of national technology champion Huawei, and other reactions to growing China militance and chauvinism.Therese Shaheen, National Review, 1 Sep. 2020
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The flamboyance, militance, and violence of the 1960s left might not have worked right away, after all.Samuel Goldman, The Week, 6 Jan. 2022
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“Militancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/militancy. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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