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Recent Examples of militiaman
Somali leaders estimated that the battle killed 312 of their militiamen and citizens and injured 814 others.
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Emily Blackwood, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
About 120 Black militiamen took part on the rebel American side in the battle at Bunker Hill in April, 1775.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 29 Mar. 2025
With the exception of Whigham’s puckish, entertaining Bridger, the trappers, soldiers, bounty hunters and militiamen feel like extras from one Sam Peckinpah film or another.
—Mike Hale, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
On November 10, Red Shirts, militiamen, and white mobs surged through Wilmington’s streets and massacred 60 or more Black men.
—Essence, 8 Feb. 2025
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Emily Blackwood, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
About 120 Black militiamen took part on the rebel American side in the battle at Bunker Hill in April, 1775.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 29 Mar. 2025
With the exception of Whigham’s puckish, entertaining Bridger, the trappers, soldiers, bounty hunters and militiamen feel like extras from one Sam Peckinpah film or another.
—Mike Hale, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
On November 10, Red Shirts, militiamen, and white mobs surged through Wilmington’s streets and massacred 60 or more Black men.
—Essence, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for militiaman
Noun
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Students affixed flowers to the barrels of several guardsmen’s guns.—
Kalyan Singhal,
Baltimore Sun,
5 May 2025
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The governor then shook Trump’s hand again in a nearby plane hangar before the pair addressed a group of roughly 250 guardsmen.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Eight colonial militiamen, also known as minutemen, were killed and others were wounded.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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But the courts are saying no and are not afraid, showing the spirit of those long-ago minutemen.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Long gone are their red cloaks as their city is now out from under Gilead’s rule after success from the guerrilla resistance Mayday movement to take down the (fictional) fascist regime.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
26 May 2025
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Kim called the first vessel, named Choe Hyon—a famed Korean guerrilla fighter during the Japanese colonial period—a significant asset for advancing his goal of expanding the military's operational range and nuclear strike capabilities.—
Shane Croucher
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
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For instance, common side effects of overusing aspirin, ibuprofen, and other NSAIDs (or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) include peptic ulcers, GI bleeding, acute kidney injury, and even chronic kidney disease.—
Dr. Baibing Chen,
CNBC,
27 May 2025
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Veterans can research the GI Bill benefits to pay for college, graduate school and other educational programs for a variety of expenses; requirements vary for eligibility.—
Vicki Salemi,
Boston Herald,
25 May 2025
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“Militiaman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/militiaman. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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