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Recent Examples of battalion
White soldiers were reluctant to serve alongside the largely Black battalion, so the Harlem Hellfighters fought alongside the Allied French, fighting off enemy soldiers and becoming the first unit to reach the Rhine River.
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Alana Wise, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025
The officer Hamilton had attempted to assist was removed from the battalion command list.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Greengrass and his team of three editors, led by seasoned action hand William Goldenberg, cut back and forth between Kevin’s personal difficulties and reports of rapidly escalating wildfires, the scramble to control them led by Cal Fire battalion chief Ray Martinez (Yul Vázquez).
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
The career infantry officer has commanded at every level from platoon to battalion.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
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Alana Wise, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025
The officer Hamilton had attempted to assist was removed from the battalion command list.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Greengrass and his team of three editors, led by seasoned action hand William Goldenberg, cut back and forth between Kevin’s personal difficulties and reports of rapidly escalating wildfires, the scramble to control them led by Cal Fire battalion chief Ray Martinez (Yul Vázquez).
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
The career infantry officer has commanded at every level from platoon to battalion.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battalion
army
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By the end of the penultimate episode, Kupuohi and Ka’ahumanu are able to convince Kamehameha to use Ka’iana’s red-mouthed weapons in order to have a fighting chance against Keōua’s army.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
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Japanese media reported that the NMESIS was deployed at a Japanese army base on the island on Monday.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Battalion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battalion. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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