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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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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

On Thursday, President Donald Trump confirmed in an interview with NBC News that Israel would be “scaling back” that military operation.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Under international law, the military is allowed to strike civilian power plants and other key infrastructure only if it contributes to a military operation and civilian harm is minimized.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Like a military operation, it had many troops but only one commander.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis