militarize
verb (used with object)
to equip with armed forces, military supplies, or the like.
was militarizing
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past progressiveof militarize.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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He denied that China was militarizing the disputed South China Sea, while asserting its maritime claims there.
From New York Times ● Nov. 13, 2023
Sensitive to criticism that it was militarizing the U.S. educational system, the Army never went beyond appeal.
From Time Magazine Archive
