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
For now, all the militancy has been supplied by the Writers Guild Staff Union, which is on strike and is picketing daily outside WGA West headquarters.
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026
To overthrow a government that uses brutality and coercion to cling to power and whose militancy had made their country an international pariah, impoverishing its citizens.
—Molly Hunter, NBC news, 30 Jan. 2026
He is widely viewed as a loyal enforcer of the regime, combining ideological militancy with control over security and logistics.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
Washington has long debated whether the Brotherhood is a unified global movement or a loose network of national branches with different agendas and levels of militancy.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 25 Nov. 2025
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026
To overthrow a government that uses brutality and coercion to cling to power and whose militancy had made their country an international pariah, impoverishing its citizens.
—Molly Hunter, NBC news, 30 Jan. 2026
He is widely viewed as a loyal enforcer of the regime, combining ideological militancy with control over security and logistics.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
Washington has long debated whether the Brotherhood is a unified global movement or a loose network of national branches with different agendas and levels of militancy.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 25 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for militancy
Noun
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Minnesota is playing with aggression.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Throughout the regular season, Donte DiVincenzo was used to being the one who had to set the tone for Minnesota with his effort and aggression.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Some Trump-boosting podcasters and influencers cheered the FCC’s aggressiveness on Tuesday.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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Not long into his second term, Bush sat uncomfortably as Stephen Colbert, then a Comedy Central host, hammered him with an aggressiveness unusual for the dinner.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But the chancellor struggled to imagine how such an end of hostilities could be reached that would satisfy the White House.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Apr. 2026
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The hostility to literature felt by some of the architects of the Red Scare is well established.—
Charlie Tyson,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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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The human relationship to fire on this specific piece of land was not always one of fear, anxiety, and militance.—
Manjula Martin,
The New Yorker,
30 Sep. 2021
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“Militancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/militancy. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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