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 The Fire Department accepted the battalion chief’s account without seeking statements from Seymour’s team, a tow truck driver at the scene or the Highway Patrol officer, the lawsuit said. —

Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2026 Lithium’s rising tides lifted one set of boats more than others—China’s battalion of battery companies. —

Zeyi Yang, Wired News, 20 Jan. 2026 The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military plans, said two infantry battalions of the Army’s 11th Airborne Division have been given prepare-to-deploy orders. —

Jack Brook, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2026 The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military plans, said two infantry battalions of the Army’s 11th Airborne Division have been given prepare-to-deploy orders. —

Konstantin Toropin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for battalion

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army

Noun

Its army chief of staff said between 5,000 and 8,000 troops were preparing to deploy.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2026
Fleeing into the desert with her father, she is hunted by a merciless army and forced to trust a legendary bandit (Mackie) with secrets of his own.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026