as in team
a group of people working together on a task
will need a platoon of assistants to mount the display at the spring flower show
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Set in the aftermath of the original film, ‘Primitive War 2’ follows a new U.S. platoon sent into an increasingly unstable valley, where competing kill zones, rival apex predators and secret Cold War agendas converge.
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William Earl, Variety, 22 Jan. 2026
His addition will allow the Dodgers to move Hernandez back to left field, where his sub-par defense is less of an issue, pair Pages with Tommy Edman in center field (once Edman has recovered from ankle surgery) and not have to force an Alex Call-Ryan Ward platoon into the lineup on a daily basis.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 21 Jan. 2026
But searching for some kind of jolt, head coach Jordi Fernández went to a near full platoon change to begin the second half, rolling out Thomas, Claxton, Nolan Traore, Tyrese Martin and Jalen Wilson.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 19 Jan. 2026
There’s a drop off in quality after Tucker and Bellinger, but players such as Kepler, Marte and Tauchman would be upgrades over the Giants’ current group and could form half of a platoon.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
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William Earl, Variety, 22 Jan. 2026
His addition will allow the Dodgers to move Hernandez back to left field, where his sub-par defense is less of an issue, pair Pages with Tommy Edman in center field (once Edman has recovered from ankle surgery) and not have to force an Alex Call-Ryan Ward platoon into the lineup on a daily basis.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 21 Jan. 2026
But searching for some kind of jolt, head coach Jordi Fernández went to a near full platoon change to begin the second half, rolling out Thomas, Claxton, Nolan Traore, Tyrese Martin and Jalen Wilson.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 19 Jan. 2026
There’s a drop off in quality after Tucker and Bellinger, but players such as Kepler, Marte and Tauchman would be upgrades over the Giants’ current group and could form half of a platoon.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for platoon
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For more details on the claims process or to download a claim form, visit the Hoosier Lottery Winners page or contact the customer service team at 1-800-955-6886.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
8 Feb. 2026
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Ruibal and Iglesias, alongside former Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin (three players who were team-mates at Betis), are some of the most prominent Spanish football voices on wider social issues.—
Colin Millar,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Its army chief of staff said between 5,000 and 8,000 troops were preparing to deploy.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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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
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The launcher carries six 300 mm rockets and is operated by a small crew working from within an armored cabin designed to protect against shrapnel and small-arms fire, according to reports.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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Lunar controversy While NASA has built the rocket and spacecraft designed to launch astronauts off Earth and to the lunar vicinity, SpaceX has a nearly $3 billion contract to build their lunar lander, or the vehicle that will ferry the crew from their spacecraft down to the moon’s surface.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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And Dutch neighbor Belgium has just reactivated two military brigades as part of a wider drive to boost defenses.—
Mike Corder,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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This would include the formation of a new military division consisting of three brigades from the SDF in Hassakeh province, in addition to the formation of a brigade of SDF fighters within a division in Aleppo province.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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President Bola Tinubu’s office said in a statement late Wednesday that a Nigerian army battalion will be deployed to Kwara’s Kaiama area, where the attack happened.—
Ope Adetayo,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Netherlands Ministry of Defense Last year, Norway's Princess Ingrid Alexandria finished 15-months of service as a gunner in an engineering battalion.—
Frank Andrews,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Everybody recognises Cristian Romero is one of the best players in Tottenham Hotspur’s squad.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Trent Grisham and Cody Bellinger both returned in free agency as Aaron Boone will have largely the same core as last season’s 92-win ALDS exit squad.—
James O'Connell,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Platoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platoon. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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