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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
Baty second base, third base and will get some of Winker’s at-bats as a platoon DH.
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 May 2025
His platoon was pinned down in the jungle, under constant combatant fire,
When the enemy threw a live grenade.
—Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
Orders often came from the top, and at times nearly every platoon used a Palestinian to clear locations, said an Israeli officer, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal.
—Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
Kravitz was an assistant machine gunner who on March 6-7, 1951, repulsed with his platoon in Yangpyong, Korea, two Chinese probing attacks.
—Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 May 2025
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 May 2025
His platoon was pinned down in the jungle, under constant combatant fire,
When the enemy threw a live grenade.
—Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
Orders often came from the top, and at times nearly every platoon used a Palestinian to clear locations, said an Israeli officer, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal.
—Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
Kravitz was an assistant machine gunner who on March 6-7, 1951, repulsed with his platoon in Yangpyong, Korea, two Chinese probing attacks.
—Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for platoon
Noun
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Ter Stegen had a good season a few years ago, but he hardly is considered a top GK that makes the saves the team needs to win those games that are close in the CL.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Both teams had stretches of excellence, with Florida’s primarily coming in the second period.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
5 June 2025
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Our results challenge a growing idea that hydrogen will be the 'Swiss army knife of decarbonization' and suggest that the opportunities for hydrogen may be narrower than previously thought.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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Meanwhile, Russia on Sunday launched its largest drone attack against Ukraine, firing 472 drones at an army training site, killing at least 12 soldiers.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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The crew of four will spend two weeks on the ISS, conducting science, education and commercial activities.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN Money,
8 June 2025
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That project, which sounds something like Marilyn Manson gone R&B, featured a crew of top-tier musicians kitted out like the undead.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
8 June 2025
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More than 20 former or current lawmakers sent letters of support, including a small brigade who left the House and later lobbied their former colleagues.—
Ray Long,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2025
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First, after heavy airstrikes, the IDF would launch a massive land maneuver targeting enemy forces in specific areas, dismantling the Hamas brigades and battalions in them, and moving on to the next ones.—
Assaf Orion,
Foreign Affairs,
3 June 2025
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A day after, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the battalion from the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms.—
Ethan Wolin,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2025
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Like the National Guard battalion in a Title 10 status, these Marines will protect federal functions, personnel, and property, which includes accompanying federal personnel on missions.—
Dan Gooding
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 June 2025
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The two death row inmates in South Carolina died by firing squad this year after the state legislature approved the method partly due to prison officials not being able to obtain drugs needed for lethal injections.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
9 June 2025
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If college sports morph into inferior versions of the NFL, NBA, WNBA, MLB and other major pro leagues, college teams run the risk of resembling minor league squads that would generate much less revenue.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
8 June 2025
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“Platoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platoon. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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