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militant

Meaning

Characterized by forceful, often combative action in pursuit of political or social change; actively and aggressively pursuing a cause.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

The protesters were a militant group, their chants echoing with a fierce demand for justice. They pushed past barriers, their faces set with determination to be heard. They wouldn't back down until their cause for change was met with action.

The activists, a militant group pushing for cleaner rivers, blocked the dam's access road. Their banners waved defiantly, a loud protest against the pollution threatening the local ecosystem. They were tired of waiting for change.

The group, tired of the stagnant conditions in their underground tunnels, adopted a militant approach. They began barricading pathways and refusing to let anyone pass until their demands for better air filters were met, their actions born from a fierce need for change.

The duck was quite militant about his bread. He'd flap his wings furiously and quack loudly at anyone who dared approach his crusty treasure, a truly aggressive pursuit of lunchtime happiness. Other ducks just waddled away.

Bartholomew, a truly militant pigeon, aggressively demanded extra crumbs from the parkgoers, flapping his wings with political fervor. His feathered comrades admired his active, combative pursuit of better snack access, even if his social change involved a bit too much dive-bombing.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

The activists were tired of waiting. Their peaceful protests had been ignored for too long. Now, they organized a more militant demonstration, blocking the main road to force the officials to listen. Their cause demanded action, and they were prepared to be aggressive.

The farmers, weary of empty promises, grew increasingly militant. They blocked the highway, their signs held high, their voices raised in a unified roar demanding fair prices. Their actions were born from desperation, a refusal to be ignored any longer.

The activists, a *militant* group, stormed the factory gates. Their chants echoed with urgency, demanding better conditions. They blocked deliveries, a forceful stand for their rights, believing this aggressive pursuit was the only way to achieve change.

Brenda, a notoriously militant gardener, was tired of squirrels stealing her prize-winning tomatoes. She launched a full-scale campaign, deploying strategically placed water balloons and a surprisingly aggressive scarecrow. Her neighbors, accustomed to her active pursuit of garden justice, just shook their heads and offered her a cup of tea.

Bartholomew, a notoriously militant pigeon, was tired of the sidewalk crumbs being so unevenly distributed. He rallied his feathered compatriots, their coos a furious symphony, for a forceful and aggressive campaign to redistribute discarded pretzel fragments with maximum aerial impact.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

The protesters, their faces etched with grim determination, marched forward, chanting loudly. Their approach was undeniably militant; they were not asking for change, but aggressively demanding it, their unified front a powerful display of their conviction.

The small community felt the weight of oppression, their pleas for clean water ignored for decades. When a new reservoir threatened their ancestral lands, a militant faction emerged, organizing protests and blocking access roads. Their actions were forceful, a desperate bid for their cause.

The protesters, their faces grim and determined, refused to budge. They were a militant force, chanting slogans with unwavering conviction, their energy directed towards demanding the immediate dismantling of the predatory energy corporation's new refinery, a structure they saw as poisoning their community.

Captain Fluffernutter, a particularly militant squirrel, rallied his furry comrades with a ferocious decree. Armed with acorn artillery and a steely gaze, he led his troops in a strategic assault on Mrs. Gable's prize-winning petunias, determined to achieve floral liberation for all rodents.

Barnaby, a truly militant pie enthusiast, launched a furious culinary campaign. Armed with a rolling pin and a fervent belief in the superiority of artisanal crusts, he occupied the local bakery, demanding fairer pastry distribution and actively pursuing his cause with passionate, albeit flour-dusted, defiance.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

The protestors, once a placid assembly, became increasingly militant. Their persistent demonstrations morphed into impassioned blockades, their pleas for justice now delivered with unyielding fervor, reflecting their aggressive commitment to radical societal reform.

The indigenous scholars, frustrated by centuries of academic obfuscation regarding their ancestral celestial navigations, adopted a *militant* stance, disrupting sterile symposia with impassioned testimonies and meticulously charted stellar diagrams, demanding their knowledge be acknowledged not as myth, but as rigorous science.

The protesters, their faces etched with resolute fury, adopted a militant stance, blocking the dam's access road. Their unwavering determination to prevent ecological devastation, a visceral response to the impending inundation, defined their aggressive pursuit of environmental justice.

Agnes, a famously militant gardener, believed her prize-winning petunias were a testament to organic agricultural insurgency. Her forceful, often combative actions—like deploying a water balloon artillery barrage against encroaching aphids—demonstrated her aggressive pursuit of botanical supremacy, much to the bewilderment of her heretofore placid neighbors.

Barnaby, a purveyor of artisanal pickle fermentation, became rather militant in his quest to abolish the tyrannical reign of bland condiments. His impassioned, briny diatribes often culminated in strategically deployed cucumber-based projectiles, a testament to his aggressively pursuing a cause for gustatory liberation.

Difficulty

Normal — Everyday words worth reinforcing.

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