militarized
- past participle of militarize.
- past tense form of militarize.
Example Sentences
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Small trench networks are visible at intersections on approaches to the city, indicating the area is militarized, but these have also been in place for many months.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
“One Battle After Another” looked at the impact of militarized authority—and opened with an armed raid to free detainees at a government immigration center—while “Sinners” examined the complexities of Black American history and cultural erasure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
“We don’t want to create a militarized type of environment,” Varnier said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
These tableaus take place against the backdrop of an increasingly militarized vision of Christmas that permeates American pop culture.
From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025
Uniforms are everywhere in North Korea, the world’s most militarized society.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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