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military operation

NOUN
warfare
Synonyms
STRONGEST
battle campaigning clash combat competition discord fighting rivalry strife struggle war
STRONG
arms blows contest counterinsurgency emulation hostilities strategy striving tug-of-war
WEAK
armed struggle passage of arms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ceasefire peace surrender truce
WEAK
harmony

Example Sentences

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I wanted to know more about the company because of its involvement in what Ukraine says was an unprecedented military operation: enemy territory being seized using only robots and drones.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

The Justice Department has charged an Army special forces soldier, alleging that he used one of the world’s ripest insider-trading platforms to profit off of advance knowledge of a military operation.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026

In January, one trader made headlines for amassing a profit of over $400,000 after succeeding in a handful of bets on the possibility of the U.S. carrying out a military operation in Venezuela.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

President Emmanuel Macron earlier said a military operation to free the waterway is "unrealistic."

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

But President Eisenhower had insisted that the nation’s first foray into space be presented as a peaceful effort, rather than an explicitly military operation that risked triggering a dangerous retaliation by the Soviet Union.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly