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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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Oil prices erased most of their earlier gains on Monday morning after Iran signaled that it had concluded the latest military operation against Israel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

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

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

Residents have already described seeing a "military operation" of about 30 lorries delivering fencing, hardcore and septic tanks to the site while under the cover of darkness.

From BBC • May 9, 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

For Mom the move from Texas to Florida was a military operation, like the many moves she had made as a child.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

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