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
In 2020, at least two Japanese media members were in Cincinnati for much of the season just for Shogo Akiyama, who spent that season mostly as a platoon player.
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C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
The platoon of quarterbacks is preparing to face a Washington Commanders club that is shaking off their reputation as underachievers with their best season since 1991, the year of their last Super Bowl title.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
The Phillies acquired Hays at the 2024 MLB trade deadline as a platoon outfielder, but the outfielder is now a free agent.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
New York Mets: The New York Mets are also potentially eyeing a platoon at third base.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
The platoon of quarterbacks is preparing to face a Washington Commanders club that is shaking off their reputation as underachievers with their best season since 1991, the year of their last Super Bowl title.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
The Phillies acquired Hays at the 2024 MLB trade deadline as a platoon outfielder, but the outfielder is now a free agent.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
New York Mets: The New York Mets are also potentially eyeing a platoon at third base.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for platoon
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Bellflower coach Zach Carter was celebrating after his team won its first league title since 1978 with a 50-47 win over Downey.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2025
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Wins at Kentucky and against Michigan on a neutral floor in New York give them key points most other bubble teams don't have, and the SEC schedule gives them ample opportunities to get into the conversation.—
Anthony Kristensen,
arkansasonline.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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Although your empire will keep all of its settlements and Commanders – a new unit type that can be level up and used to move an entire stack of units easily – during an Age Transition, a part of your army gets deleted.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
3 Feb. 2025
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Flanked by an army of rodeo clowns and seated on a massive pink horse, Roan (in custom Steve Madden cowboy boots and plenty of fringe) belted out her first single as the crowd (led by Janelle Monáe) sang along.—
Lauren Coates,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2025
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In Moana 2, which hit theaters back in November, Moana and Maui are reunited three years after the original 2016 film for a new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers after receiving an important call from her wayfinding ancestors.—
Rania Aniftos,
Billboard,
27 Jan. 2025
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One of Arn’s few friends and one of the other rare older men still working on logging crews is Billy (John Diehl), whose diminishing faculties are a signal to Robert to put down his saw for good.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
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More:Army helicopter in DC crash was on 'routine' training flight carrying night-goggles In the event of a disaster serious enough to put continuity of government plans into motion, the brigade would also swoop in to evacuate leaders to a safe location.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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The Ukrainian air assault brigades’ Javelin teams might be the most notoriously bloodthirsty missileers in Kyiv’s 800,000-strong military.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Prior to his civil service career, from 1966 to 1969, Dr. Arendt was a soldier in the U.S. Army and served as a battalion mail clerk, a 4.2mm mortarman in Alaska and a military policeman in Colorado at Fort Carson's maximum-security stockade.—
Ethan Stone,
USA TODAY,
1 Feb. 2025
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Another battalion serviceman told CNN the North Koreans had shown good marksmanship when shooting down drones from about a 100-meter distance, suggesting a high level of training in North Korea.—
Victoria Butenko,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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Saint Louis trailed by three points at the half before Jimerson broke out for 16 in the second half to lift the squad.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
29 Jan. 2025
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In the 18th episode of the show’s current season, the baller whose team is hoping to become the first NFL squad to win three Super Bowls in a row at the big game on Feb. 9 doesn’t flinch while reading a question about friendship bracelets.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Platoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platoon. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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