as in aggressive
feeling or displaying eagerness to fight
a seafarer's legend that the remote island was inhabited by a warlike and uncivilized tribe
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The inclusion of protest songs and the desire of the local community together to fight off the invaders is imbued with warlike determination and revolutionary zeal.
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Martin Dale, Variety, 17 May 2024
The group, which the ADL says emphasizes physical fitness and a warlike mentality, has focused mostly on disrupting events oriented toward the LGBTQ community, such as Drag Queen Story Hour readings for children.
—Tavleen Tarrant, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2024
After a fiery speech, Mishima—obsessed with physical beauty and warlike vigor—killed himself with a sword.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
Responding to her questionnaire, Cyril Connolly, the editor of Horizon magazine, pointed out that the aggressive aims of fascist states required a populace that was ‘rendered both warlike and servile’ – the ‘stultifying’, in other words, ‘of the human race’.
—Sarah Watling, Time, 13 July 2023
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Martin Dale, Variety, 17 May 2024
The group, which the ADL says emphasizes physical fitness and a warlike mentality, has focused mostly on disrupting events oriented toward the LGBTQ community, such as Drag Queen Story Hour readings for children.
—Tavleen Tarrant, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2024
After a fiery speech, Mishima—obsessed with physical beauty and warlike vigor—killed himself with a sword.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
Responding to her questionnaire, Cyril Connolly, the editor of Horizon magazine, pointed out that the aggressive aims of fascist states required a populace that was ‘rendered both warlike and servile’ – the ‘stultifying’, in other words, ‘of the human race’.
—Sarah Watling, Time, 13 July 2023
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The Biden-Harris administration unleashed an aggressive Department of Justice and an even more proactive Federal Trade Commission led by Lina Khan that’s been quashing deals across industries from publishing to pharma to fashion.Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recognizing The Challenges Unlike aggressive persuasion that requires immediate results, nudging is a subtle psychological tactic requiring a gradual approach for effective results.Harshit Jain, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Last month, Israel struck the southern suburbs of Beirut and killed Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary-general of the militant group Hezbollah, then followed up with a military campaign against Hezbollah’s infrastructure in southern Lebanon and the capital.Kim Ghattas, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2024
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The Israeli prime minister undoubtedly recognized that Iran was a different adversary, far more powerful and potentially dangerous than militant groups Hamas and even Hezbollah, Iran’s main proxy in the region.Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Being hostile to crypto could chip away at the U.S. dollar’s dominance as the world’s major global reserve asset.Laura Shin, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
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However, over time, the courts continued to become more hostile, arguing that things are unconstitutional in legislatures and challenging them in courts was no longer advancing a progressive agenda.Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Warlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warlike. Accessed 9 Nov. 2024.
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