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a group of people working together on a task
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Recent Examples of platoons
Outfield requires far more starting spots, and most of those available later in drafts are locked in platoons.
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Dalton Del Don, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
According to the Defense official, the Army plans to ramp up training over the next year, eventually sending in platoons of some 40 soldiers at a time to train.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2025
The white officers in the 24 companies overseeing the volunteer platoons were also initially skeptical.
—Time, 5 Nov. 2025
One of the kids, an athletic-looking teenager named Ladislav, told me that 1654 is organized into platoons that train with Kraken commanders.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2025
He and Pat were assigned to different platoons and rarely saw each other.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
Avivi said that gathering information on Hamas terrorists and the organization’s structure has been an ongoing effort for years, including mapping platoons, companies, and battalions, as well as identifying commanders.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Vogt is all but certain to win again, despite Hinch’s deft handling of the Tigers’ tricky platoons across the board.
—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Trump’s grandiose displays of brute force—the massing of weapons of war and platoons of masked, unidentified combat fighters targeting the very civilian populations they are commissioned to protect—does not bring reassurance.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025
Dalton Del Don, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
According to the Defense official, the Army plans to ramp up training over the next year, eventually sending in platoons of some 40 soldiers at a time to train.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2025
The white officers in the 24 companies overseeing the volunteer platoons were also initially skeptical.
—Time, 5 Nov. 2025
One of the kids, an athletic-looking teenager named Ladislav, told me that 1654 is organized into platoons that train with Kraken commanders.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2025
He and Pat were assigned to different platoons and rarely saw each other.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
Avivi said that gathering information on Hamas terrorists and the organization’s structure has been an ongoing effort for years, including mapping platoons, companies, and battalions, as well as identifying commanders.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Vogt is all but certain to win again, despite Hinch’s deft handling of the Tigers’ tricky platoons across the board.
—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Trump’s grandiose displays of brute force—the massing of weapons of war and platoons of masked, unidentified combat fighters targeting the very civilian populations they are commissioned to protect—does not bring reassurance.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for platoons
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For many years, the top pick was determined by a coin flip between the worst teams in the Western and Eastern Conferences.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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When the teams met earlier this season on Black Friday, UConn easily handled Illinois in a 74-61 victory.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Of these three exceptions, the only one that still applies is to the children of diplomats, as there are no invading armies, and Native Americans were granted automatic citizenship in 1924.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
1 Apr. 2026
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Khaki thereafter served as the official color for uniforms of British armies, native and colonial, in India.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
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Chapel Hill Road was temporarily closed for several hours as crews worked to clear the area.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Maintenance crews carve up the streets while pedestrians squeeze by, each person absorbed in their own agendas.—
Françoise Mouly,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Twelve of those squads have gone on to bring home NCAA titles, including the 2025 team captained by superstar Paige Bueckers that ended a nine-year championship drought in storybook fashion.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2026
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Helicopters, dog squads and reinforcements from New Zealand were dispatched to help track Freeman, who reportedly possessed strong bushcraft and outdoor survival skills.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Rather, our liberties would be saved by the ragtag battalions of night people doing their tireless work, unpaid, unheralded, and largely unseen.—
Daniel Brook,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, historical epics reimagine Ming dynasty battalions fighting fantastical monsters, using special effects and visuals in ways that traditional production might find prohibitively expensive.—
Faye Bradley,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Jenkins said Lazo's crimes led ride-hailing companies to change their practices to increase rider safety.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Continue reading … SILICON SQUEEZE — Tech companies put on notice as Meta caves to Florida's under-14 social media ban.—
,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Artesh ground forces, which include tens of brigades, are positioned primarily to defend Iran’s borders, according to Carl’s report.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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The attack on the independence of Stars and Stripes is a powerful recapitulation of earlier moments in American military history, moments which make clear the blind alley down which Hegseth is charging his brigades at full speed.—
Bill McKibben,
The New York Review of Books,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Platoons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platoons. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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