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  • verb Present participle of militarize.

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Examples

  • The detonation filled satellite orbits with dangerous debris; worse, it seemed to signal an unprovoked new step in militarizing space.

    Cyber Warriors 2010

  • The detonation filled satellite orbits with dangerous debris; worse, it seemed to signal an unprovoked new step in militarizing space.

    Cyber Warriors 2010

  • Nonetheless, any time you -- the idea of militarizing the border, we saw with the call from Vincente Fox, the president of Mexico, that it takes on a more hostile feel to it, that at least the wording does.

    CNN Transcript May 15, 2006 2006

  • She has had an uphill battle dealing with right-wing conservatives in the AZ legislature, but has held her ground on repro rights, but has had to compromise on other issues such as militarizing the border using the national guard, appeasing crazy sheriff Joe Arpaio and his anti-Latino antics, the list goes on.

    Randall Amster: Dammit, Janet! Napolitano's Ascent to Homeland Security Could Leave Arizona High and Dry 2009

  • Defense Minister Gen. Ahmad Vahidi accused the West on Tuesday of "militarizing" the Persian Gulf, and said Tehran could easily target Western warships in those waters in case of a military attack on Iranian nuclear facilities.

    CBS 2 - KCAL 9 - Los Angeles - Southern California - LA Breaking News, Weather, Traffic, Sports 2010

  • Defense Minister Gen. Ahmad Vahidi accused the West on Tuesday of "militarizing" the Persian Gulf, and said Tehran could easily target Western warships in those waters in case of a military attack on Iranian nuclear facilities.

    CBS 2 - KCAL 9 - Los Angeles - Southern California - LA Breaking News, Weather, Traffic, Sports 2010

  • Defense Minister Gen. Ahmad Vahidi accused the West on Tuesday of "militarizing" the Persian Gulf, and said Tehran could easily target Western warships in those waters in case of a military attack on Iranian nuclear facilities.

    ajc.com - News 2010

  • Defense Minister Gen. Ahmad Vahidi accused the West on Tuesday of "militarizing" the Persian Gulf, and said Tehran could easily target Western warships in those waters in case of a military attack on Iranian nuclear facilities.

    Statesman - AP Sports 2010

  • Defense Minister Gen. Ahmad Vahidi accused the West on Tuesday of "militarizing" the Persian Gulf, and said Tehran could easily target Western warships in those waters in case of a military attack on Iranian nuclear facilities.

    Statesman - AP Sports 2010

  • For the moment however, the US leader said the spiraling border violence does not warrant "militarizing" the region.

    Taipei Times 2009

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