militarily

adverb

mil·​i·​tari·​ly ˌmi-lə-ˈter-ə-lē How to pronounce militarily (audio)
1
: in a military manner
2
: from a military standpoint

Examples of militarily in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But this assumption that small states always act rationally and pursue the greater good is belied by the fact that more small states have failed than succeeded in building themselves economically and militarily. Shivshankar Menon, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024 Soleimani was a talismanic, quasi-spiritual figure both politically and militarily in Iran. Alexander Smith, NBC News, 2 Apr. 2024 After years of efforts to pivot away from the region, the logic goes, Washington will now be forced to be actively engaged—militarily and diplomatically—on an ongoing basis. Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024 But even if Ukraine does not achieve total victory on the battlefield, it could nevertheless be integrated militarily and politically with the West. Max Bergmann, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2024 Israel must also hold accountable, and when necessary, during large-scale escalations, retaliate militarily against countries such as Lebanon that host terror organizations. Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 8 Mar. 2024 Israel has completely failed to balance understandable efforts to militarily constrain Hamas against the mass killing and starvation of Palestinians, resulting in war crimes Israel is embodying as much as any power in recent history and which the United States finances and supports diplomatically. Steve Koppman, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024 To all appearances, Japan has remained Washington’s close ally, not only militarily but also in Washington’s efforts to constrain Chinese technological advances. Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024 These include maintaining a hard line toward Moscow and Russia’s current leadership, strengthening security ties with Washington, and the need to help Ukraine both militarily and at a civilian level. Jari Tanner, Quartz, 11 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of militarily was in 1660

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“Militarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/militarily. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

militarily

adverb
mil·​i·​tari·​ly ˌmil-ə-ˈter-ə-lē How to pronounce militarily (audio)
1
: in a military manner
2
: from a military standpoint
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