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a military unit that is usually made of several large groups of soldiers (called battalions)
infantry/cavalry regiments
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Recent Examples of regiment
Francis Rawdon, the scion of a wealthy Anglo-Irish Protestant family from County Down in the north of Ireland, was a dynamic army officer in his mid-20s and the perfect figurehead for this new regiment.
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Cian T. McMahon, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
After 81 nearly drowns during an underwater drill, the regiment leaders (played by Dennis Quaid and Esai Morales) express concern that his PTSD from losing his brother might put him at risk or affect the team.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
If immigrants were found to have an active case of tuberculosis, they were sent to the island’s quarantine station so they could be treated with a strict regiment of isolation, fresh air and extensive rest until doctors cleared them, according to the CDC.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
Some are assigned to the regiment, others remain attached to their units, and some have transitioned to civilian life.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
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Cian T. McMahon, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
After 81 nearly drowns during an underwater drill, the regiment leaders (played by Dennis Quaid and Esai Morales) express concern that his PTSD from losing his brother might put him at risk or affect the team.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
If immigrants were found to have an active case of tuberculosis, they were sent to the island’s quarantine station so they could be treated with a strict regiment of isolation, fresh air and extensive rest until doctors cleared them, according to the CDC.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
Some are assigned to the regiment, others remain attached to their units, and some have transitioned to civilian life.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regiment
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And the commission also had its own battles with the army, whose medical corps was all too apt to function on the basis of seniority rather than competence.—
Michael Gorra,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Nevertheless, Gadson’s father, Harold, bought him and his brother, Thomas, cornets to play in their school’s drum and bugle corps, Gadson recalled in author Jim Payne’s The Great Drummers of R&B, Funk & Soul.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2026
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Hezbollah resumed firing rockets from Lebanon into Israel, and Israel has sent troops into Lebanon, urging residents of whole neighborhoods of Beirut to evacuate.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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About 10 years ago, owner Rob Metz decided the plant tours for birthday parties and scouting troops should be more than just watching the process and getting a soda to drink.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
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Piker is one of the few prominent left-wing voices operating in digital spaces where young men congregate.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Freshman wing Clara Bielefeld also stands at 6-4 after arriving from Germany.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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The White House has released a list of 37 donors that includes companies like Amazon, Apple, Caterpillar, Coinbase, Google, Comcast, HP, Lockheed Martin, Meta, Microsoft, T-Mobile and Union Pacific Railroad, it but hasn't specified the amount contributed.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Scream Queens vegan ice cream company will serve root beer floats and other food and coffee vendors also will be on hand.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
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The response included two battalion chiefs, two ladder trucks and four fire engines, authorities said.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2026
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But several Israeli officials, including far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, condemned the suspension, and 31 right-wing lawmakers from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition wrote a letter Tuesday, demanding the battalion be redeployed.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Regiment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regiment. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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