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
While the Indian government has said that militancy has since been reduced, attacks continue to plague the region.
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
His anti-Western militancy is so intense that the U.S. and the European Union have both placed sanctions on him.
—James Verini, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025
His father, who had been a central figure in Cold War-era espionage and anti-Castro militancy, was killed in a Key Biscayne bar on December 20, 1982, during a fight.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
While many young men were turning to militancy, his only escape would be through an education, his uncle told him.
—Anvee Bhutani, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2025
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
His anti-Western militancy is so intense that the U.S. and the European Union have both placed sanctions on him.
—James Verini, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025
His father, who had been a central figure in Cold War-era espionage and anti-Castro militancy, was killed in a Key Biscayne bar on December 20, 1982, during a fight.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
While many young men were turning to militancy, his only escape would be through an education, his uncle told him.
—Anvee Bhutani, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for militancy
Noun
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At age twelve, Genge began playing rugby and found an outlet for his aggression.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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The level of aggression of the cancer is determined by the Gleason score and grade system.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
21 May 2025
Noun
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Over the nearly 20 months since the hostilities began, Colin Clarke said there has been a radicalization effect in the U.S., particularly of the political left.—
Odette Yousef,
NPR,
28 May 2025
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Opposition to the war became hostility toward our own military.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2025
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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 4 Jun. 2025.
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