Thesaurus results for BATTALION

battalion

noun

bə-ˈtal-yən

as in army

a large body of men and women organized for land warfare the nation's battalions were forced to fight on two fronts simultaneously

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Recent Examples of battalion Everyone in the organization, from firefighters up to battalion chief, participated in the training. —

Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026 The cat who died, from a different apartment, was retrieved by firefighters and reunited with its owners, the battalion chief said. —

Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026 On Sunday, more than 150 Marine families from the battalion were his guests for the club’s very popular Easter brunch. —

Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 5 Apr. 2026 The battalion has long been accused of abuses and human rights violations against Palestinians and was punished in 2022 for the killing of a 78-year-old U.S. citizen. —

Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 30 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for battalion

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army

Noun

In Paige Lewis’s brilliant debut novel, Canon, the beautiful wife of an army general is abducted.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
Although officially retired, Raul Castro, 94, is still referred to in Cuba as the leader of the revolution and army general.

— Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 20 May 2026