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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

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Hitler’s Operation Barbarossa became the largest military operation in history and a disaster for both Germany and the Soviet Union, with enormous numbers of dead and wounded on each side.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

Or hadn’t projected at the outset that the military operation would last four to five weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

Epic Fury is the name of the US military operation in Iran.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

US President Donald Trump has said the military operation to guide stranded merchant ships through the Strait of Hormuz will be paused just two days after he announced it.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Although Nixon insisted that this was not an invasion of Cambodia but just a military operation, the announcement galvanized the antiwar movement.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

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