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Recent Examples of militarize
All while militarizing the countries around Iran, Russia, and China in a vain attempt to get those governments to calm down.
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Connor Okeeffe, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2024
Lisa Curtis, an Asia policy expert at the Center for a New American Security, who previously worked at the White House, CIA and State Department, said India, which is not part of any military alliance, has been worried about perceptions that the Quad could be militarizing the Indo-Pacific.
—USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2024
Since then, Russia has militarized its economy, prepared for a long war, managed to recruit hordes of soldiers, and produced large stockpiles of equipment.
—Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 21 May 2024
Trump, Harris' rival for the White House, has pledged to reinstate his hardline asylum policies, militarize the southern border and launch the largest deportation operation in American history.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 4 Sep. 2024
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Connor Okeeffe, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2024
Lisa Curtis, an Asia policy expert at the Center for a New American Security, who previously worked at the White House, CIA and State Department, said India, which is not part of any military alliance, has been worried about perceptions that the Quad could be militarizing the Indo-Pacific.
—USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2024
Since then, Russia has militarized its economy, prepared for a long war, managed to recruit hordes of soldiers, and produced large stockpiles of equipment.
—Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 21 May 2024
Trump, Harris' rival for the White House, has pledged to reinstate his hardline asylum policies, militarize the southern border and launch the largest deportation operation in American history.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 4 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for militarize
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David Lee, chief operating officer and chief financial officer of Webtoon Entertainment, came to the Entertainment Summit armed with eye-popping numbers that helped attendees understand the scope of the webtoon phenomenon.Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
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China is one of the nine nations armed with nuclear weapons.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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The ghost can't speak, and can only confirm whether a player has guessed the right person, place, or weapon with a knock.WIRED, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024
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The products therefore become a good talking point for the sales associates and weapon to help fight the conversion challenge, according to Vuchot.Jennifer Weil, WWD, 15 Oct. 2024
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Others are stoking minority grievances to mobilize voters along ethnic lines.Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Groups still produce much of the propaganda and the playbooks that radicalize and mobilize people, introducing them to extreme and violent ideas and teaching tactics and strategies like weapons and explosive construction.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Militarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/militarize. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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