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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Recent Examples of platoon
Now, without Bichette, the Blue Jays have been forced to slot Gimenez in as a platoon shortstop alongside Clement with lesser hitters taking over at second base.
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Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
He was then sent to China with a rifle platoon.
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Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
Crown Prince Christian will now continue his military service with the Royal Life Guards regiment of the Royal Danish Army and serve as a platoon leader at the Guards Barracks in Høvelte.
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Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
Today's armies are logistical marvels, with each combat platoon representing the sharp tip of a very long supply spear.
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David Szondy
june 03,
New Atlas,
3 June 2026
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Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
He was then sent to China with a rifle platoon.
—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
Crown Prince Christian will now continue his military service with the Royal Life Guards regiment of the Royal Danish Army and serve as a platoon leader at the Guards Barracks in Høvelte.
—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
Today's armies are logistical marvels, with each combat platoon representing the sharp tip of a very long supply spear.
—
David Szondy
june 03,
New Atlas,
3 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for platoon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for platoon
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The Mets, being one of the worst offensive teams in baseball, don’t often come back from large deficits.
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Among their polyglot ranks are search-and-rescue specialists, doctors, canine teams and structural engineers.
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The framework has provisions for a test run of sorts, with Israeli troops withdrawing from two pilot zones where the Lebanese army will gradually assume security responsibilities.
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Earlier this month, the Nigerian army rescued more than 300 people abducted by Boko Haram from Ngoshe, a town about 114 kilometers (71 miles) from Lassa, where Monday’s abduction happened.
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Students in the program completed hands-on training and academic coursework while serving the remainder of their sentences as a hand crew member at a conservation camp.
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Maybe that explains her chaotic behavior when the crew goes out later that night.
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Beside the foreign brigades and their dogs, Venezuelan teams like K-Sar Ecid worked as peers; the collaboration multiplied what neither could have achieved alone.
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Founded after the devastating 1985 Mexico City earthquake, the nonprofit brigade operates independently and has earned an international reputation for deploying to major disasters at home and abroad.
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Across its 55,000-square-foot footprint, the $24 million building is composed of a learning center and classrooms, company orderly rooms, battalion planning space and secure equipment storage — and carries a plaque honoring the state’s 30th governor.
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These religious sites and sacred areas throughout Ukraine have not been used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces or Ukrainian volunteer battalions as staging grounds to fight against Russian forces.
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The 2018 champion French squad was built largely on the children of immigrants.
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The chamber is a dedicated firing-squad space, with sound and ballistic protection.
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“Platoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platoon. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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