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the use of violent acts to frighten the people in an area as a way of trying to achieve a political goal
They have been arrested for acts of terrorism. international terrorism the fight against terrorism
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Recent Examples of terrorism
One such tool, trade sanctions, became a key way that states responded to a wide variety of unlawful actions, such as human rights violations, supporting terrorism, or waging wars of aggression.
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Oona A. Hathaway, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
The law was designed to provide a legal avenue in U.S. courts for victims of international terrorism.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
The Trump administration has already charged a handful of defendants with terrorism offenses since designating CJNG and seven other Latin American crime organizations as FTOs in February.
—CBS News, 20 June 2025
Both also had terrorism subplots and included an analogy between the justice system and refereeing in basketball.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 19 June 2025
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Oona A. Hathaway, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
The law was designed to provide a legal avenue in U.S. courts for victims of international terrorism.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
The Trump administration has already charged a handful of defendants with terrorism offenses since designating CJNG and seven other Latin American crime organizations as FTOs in February.
—CBS News, 20 June 2025
Both also had terrorism subplots and included an analogy between the justice system and refereeing in basketball.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for terrorism
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Sami Al-Arian, a former University of South Florida professor who is associated with the Gaza Tribunal, admitted to conspiring to aid the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group in 2006.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
12 July 2025
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Pearl, who is Jewish, has expressed his fervent support for Israel in the face of rising antisemitism in the U.S. since the Oct. 7 terror attacks in Israel.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
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Researchers and experts cite many reasons for this, including the rise of gun violence, food insecurity, and health care accessibility.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
14 July 2025
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One of his biggest accomplishments was helping form the Minneapolis Urban Coalition after the Plymouth Avenue violence in 1967.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
13 July 2025
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“Terrorism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terrorism. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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