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In the winter of 1967-68, as a second lieutenant, I was stationed at Fort Jackson in South Carolina as an advanced infantry training officer.
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Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
The mixture of high-tech drones and World War I-style trench fighting has seen small groups of infantry — often just two or three soldiers — try to infiltrate enemy positions into towns flattened by Russian heavy artillery and glide bombs.
—ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
Created in 1872 as a specialized mountain infantry unit, just a decade after Italy’s founding, the Alpini defended the newborn nation against powerful neighbors across the Alps.
—New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
The aide, Colonel Dave Butler, a former infantry officer, is a longtime leader in Army public affairs (not a specialty Hegseth embraces) who worked closely with the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley (whom Hegseth despises).
—Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
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Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
The mixture of high-tech drones and World War I-style trench fighting has seen small groups of infantry — often just two or three soldiers — try to infiltrate enemy positions into towns flattened by Russian heavy artillery and glide bombs.
—ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
Created in 1872 as a specialized mountain infantry unit, just a decade after Italy’s founding, the Alpini defended the newborn nation against powerful neighbors across the Alps.
—New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
The aide, Colonel Dave Butler, a former infantry officer, is a longtime leader in Army public affairs (not a specialty Hegseth embraces) who worked closely with the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley (whom Hegseth despises).
—Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infantry
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Also Tuesday, an Israeli strike killed a Lebanese soldier, the Lebanese army said, bringing the number of troops killed there to five since the conflict began.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
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By Sunday, October 6, Zelig’s family had gathered a small army to search for him.—
Veronica Fulton,
NBC news,
11 Mar. 2026
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Afghanistan's Defense Ministry said Saturday on X that its defense forces along the border in the eastern provinces of Kunar and Nangarhar captured a Pakistani post and killed 14 Pakistani soldiers.—
MUNIR AHMED,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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So standing idly by while Palestinians are being beaten up by settlers is actually soldiers following orders.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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The first award for Best Casting comes amid the Academy's initiatives to diversify its voting ranks and competitive brackets.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Mar. 2026
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Jimmy Fox is climbing the ranks at Fremantle, which continues to tinker with its executive set.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
16 Mar. 2026
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The Mission also served as barracks for Union troops during the Civil War, and a field hospital was set up there during the battle of Westport.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
14 Mar. 2026
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Cuban authorities reported the vessel opened fire on troops, prompting a response that killed four of the 10 Cuban-American men on board.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Some of them are regular reserve units, but some of them are specific reserve units called regional-defense battalions, and there are regional brigades in the West Bank that have regional-defense battalions under them, which are units made up mostly of settlers.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Fire crews from Nampa and Middleton, along with two truck companies and two battalion chiefs, assisted in the response.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Infantry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infantry. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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