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as in battalions
a large body of men and women organized for land warfare
In 218 b.c., Hannibal crossed the Alps with an army of 26,000 men and, most famously, a number of elephants
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as in swarms
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
a vast army of loyal fans in line for the band's farewell concert
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as in teams
a group of people working together on a task
an army of rescue workers descended on the tornado-stricken town
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Recent Examples of armies
Of these three exceptions, the only one that still applies is to the children of diplomats, as there are no invading armies, and Native Americans were granted automatic citizenship in 1924.
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Nina Totenberg, NPR, 1 Apr. 2026
Khaki thereafter served as the official color for uniforms of British armies, native and colonial, in India.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
The case centers around whether the order complies with the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and a decades-old law that has been widely understood to make everyone born in the country a citizen, with narrow exceptions for the children of foreign diplomats and invading armies.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
For centuries, armies usually clashed on battlefields, far from civilians.
—Gil Troy, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Additionally, military strategy shifted away from static defenses toward highly mobile field armies.
—Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
On April 15, 1862, a small battle broke out between the Confederate and Union armies.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Mercenary armies are what states turn to when they’ve been taken over by oligarchs and authoritarians who are running the state for their private ambitions and their private gain.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
As the pro-Trump armies that thrive on Elon Musk’s X have likewise proved again and again, propaganda can now be crowdsourced just as easily as air-strike footage.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2026
Nina Totenberg, NPR, 1 Apr. 2026
Khaki thereafter served as the official color for uniforms of British armies, native and colonial, in India.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
The case centers around whether the order complies with the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and a decades-old law that has been widely understood to make everyone born in the country a citizen, with narrow exceptions for the children of foreign diplomats and invading armies.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
For centuries, armies usually clashed on battlefields, far from civilians.
—Gil Troy, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Additionally, military strategy shifted away from static defenses toward highly mobile field armies.
—Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
On April 15, 1862, a small battle broke out between the Confederate and Union armies.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Mercenary armies are what states turn to when they’ve been taken over by oligarchs and authoritarians who are running the state for their private ambitions and their private gain.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
As the pro-Trump armies that thrive on Elon Musk’s X have likewise proved again and again, propaganda can now be crowdsourced just as easily as air-strike footage.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for armies
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Rather, our liberties would be saved by the ragtag battalions of night people doing their tireless work, unpaid, unheralded, and largely unseen.—
Daniel Brook,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, historical epics reimagine Ming dynasty battalions fighting fantastical monsters, using special effects and visuals in ways that traditional production might find prohibitively expensive.—
Faye Bradley,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2026
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In effect, this would see Japan sending swarms of cheap drones first during a strike.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Apr. 2026
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In March, the company said its Bahraini data center had been damaged after Iran sent swarms of drones in the region.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC news,
2 Apr. 2026
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For many years, the top pick was determined by a coin flip between the worst teams in the Western and Eastern Conferences.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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When the teams met earlier this season on Black Friday, UConn easily handled Illinois in a 74-61 victory.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Klendathu's legions of arachnid drones and plasma-blasting giant beetles are all under the control of a species of giant arthropods that have somehow evolved into strategic masterminds.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Roman legions did not march with a sword in one hand and a flower in the other.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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And since the album came out, hordes of fans have turned into armchair investigators, trying to assess which songs may contain AI.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
1 Apr. 2026
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Us senior surfers need to stick together to hold off the hordes of nasty agro kidbots that are violently intent on world domination and the spread of nuclear surf rabies and mad Red Bull disease.—
Corky Carroll,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2026
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Outfield requires far more starting spots, and most of those available later in drafts are locked in platoons.—
Dalton Del Don,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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According to the Defense official, the Army plans to ramp up training over the next year, eventually sending in platoons of some 40 soldiers at a time to train.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
10 Nov. 2025
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Hezbollah resumed firing rockets from Lebanon into Israel, and Israel has sent troops into Lebanon, urging residents of whole neighborhoods of Beirut to evacuate.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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About 10 years ago, owner Rob Metz decided the plant tours for birthday parties and scouting troops should be more than just watching the process and getting a soda to drink.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
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Vast plazas are missing the typical throngs of faithful and tourists.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Two small tents shaded those who got there earliest, leaving throngs of fans — the rest of us — to bake in the sun as security locked our phones in pouches.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Armies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armies. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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