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The Marines heading to Los Angeles are from an infantry battalion whose typical mission is close combat with enemy forces.
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Davis Winkie, USA Today, 9 June 2025
First, after heavy airstrikes, the IDF would launch a massive land maneuver targeting enemy forces in specific areas, dismantling the Hamas brigades and battalions in them, and moving on to the next ones.
—Assaf Orion, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
Rangers involved in the incident are cadre assigned to the battalion at Florida’s Camp Rudder where the swamp phase of the U.S. Army Ranger Course occurs.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
During their service in 1945, the 855-member battalion did not gain any fanfare or recognition for their feats.
—Joanne Haner, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
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Davis Winkie, USA Today, 9 June 2025
First, after heavy airstrikes, the IDF would launch a massive land maneuver targeting enemy forces in specific areas, dismantling the Hamas brigades and battalions in them, and moving on to the next ones.
—Assaf Orion, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
Rangers involved in the incident are cadre assigned to the battalion at Florida’s Camp Rudder where the swamp phase of the U.S. Army Ranger Course occurs.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
During their service in 1945, the 855-member battalion did not gain any fanfare or recognition for their feats.
—Joanne Haner, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battalion
army
Noun
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Key Facts The Israeli military posted the warning on the army’s X account in Farsi, the same day Iran fired a new wave of missile attacks on Israel killing at least eight people, the Associated Press reports.—
Yezen Saadah,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Two months later, the Continental Congress voted to replace the part-time militias with a full-time army.—
David Martin
June 15,
CBS News,
15 June 2025
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“Battalion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battalion. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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