1
as in soldiers
a person engaged in military service
throughout the war, the regulars were supplemented by corps of volunteers and militiamen
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as in fans
someone who regularly spends time in a particular place
the coffeehouse regulars were put out by the interlopers occupying their usual table
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Recent Examples of regulars
The Gilded Age has promoted Jordan Donica and Ashlie Atkinson to series regulars for its upcoming fourth season.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
For decades, the restaurant functioned as a gathering place for musicians, neighborhood regulars and generations of diners who watched the surrounding corridor transform.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
Many of Reinne’s Place’s investors and business partners were regulars whom Le served as a barista.
—Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Dropkin grew up in Massachusetts, the second son of parental bonspiel (curling tourney) regulars.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
While regulars at Captain D’s already know and love the restaurant’s butterfly shrimp, which is a long-time guest favorite, for a limited time, the chain is offering a new version of the classic.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026
Approximately 700 French and Native American allies surrounded the combined force of 460 Virginian militiamen and British regulars.
—Christopher Magra, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2026
The two were tabloid regulars for the duration of their on-and-off-again tryst, but they haven't been spotted together since May of 2024.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2026
Then, earlier last year, the Milanese institution—and fashion-crowd favorite, with regulars including Miuccia Prada and the late Elio Fiorucci—was acquired by Loro Piana and revived.
—Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2026
Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
For decades, the restaurant functioned as a gathering place for musicians, neighborhood regulars and generations of diners who watched the surrounding corridor transform.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
Many of Reinne’s Place’s investors and business partners were regulars whom Le served as a barista.
—Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Dropkin grew up in Massachusetts, the second son of parental bonspiel (curling tourney) regulars.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
While regulars at Captain D’s already know and love the restaurant’s butterfly shrimp, which is a long-time guest favorite, for a limited time, the chain is offering a new version of the classic.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026
Approximately 700 French and Native American allies surrounded the combined force of 460 Virginian militiamen and British regulars.
—Christopher Magra, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2026
The two were tabloid regulars for the duration of their on-and-off-again tryst, but they haven't been spotted together since May of 2024.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2026
Then, earlier last year, the Milanese institution—and fashion-crowd favorite, with regulars including Miuccia Prada and the late Elio Fiorucci—was acquired by Loro Piana and revived.
—Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regulars
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In the song’s video, a now familiar montage of protests and lockdown notices is intercut with shots of Mount Rushmore and soldiers waving flags.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2026
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Credit still flows to soldiers and sailors.—
Carter Dougherty,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Conrad wasn’t sure how football fans would react but said most people eagerly accepted a towel.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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By the end of that format’s 12-year run, including several instances in which the best overall driver of the year was shut out from the title or even competing in the championship race, a majority of fans and drivers were more than ready for something else.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Keyboard warriors sent a slew of vile and threatening messages directly to Vann or posted online.—
Jane Harper,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Seconds later, there was our reserved little boy, jumping his heart out next to a group of six-foot-something Maasai warriors.—
Flora Stubbs,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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Each year, millions of dog lovers tune in to the Puppy Bowl as a way to pregame the actual Super Bowl taking place that same Sunday, played by human athletes without tails.—
Stacia Datskovska,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Feb. 2026
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The symphony, conducted by its music director Carolyn Kuan, is playing a ballet score by Prokofiev inspired by Shakespeare’s immortal drama about two young lovers from feuding families at the Belding Theater at The Bushnell, located at 166 Capitol Ave.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2026
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The United Arab Emirates reportedly funded a camp in Ethiopia to train fighters of a Sudanese militia, a further sign of foreign powers stoking Sudan’s yearslong civil war.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Interim steps and broader modernization Until more B-21 bombers and F-47 fighters enter service, the study recommends several interim measures to maintain combat readiness.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Her daughter, Nina Greipel, fulfilled a promise to patrons by creating a cookbook of the restaurant's recipes.—
Amanda Hancock,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Feb. 2026
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Briarcliff Entertainment ‘s Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die, directed by Verbinski, follows a man claiming to be from the future who takes the patrons of an iconic Los Angeles diner hostage in search of unlikely recruits in a quest to save the world.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
9 Feb. 2026
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There are five bedrooms in all, one on the garden level that is well-suited to guests or staff, while the primary suite sprawls over an entire floor with a sitting room, two dressing rooms, and a private terrace.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
13 Feb. 2026
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But that’s the exact story behind Soby’s crab cakes, an iconic dish that keeps guests coming back—and voting Soby’s as one of the best restaurants in Greenville and one of the most treasured local spots in the South.—
Karla Walsh,
Southern Living,
13 Feb. 2026
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Happens in Wazirabad on Wednesday centers on the denizens of Wazirabad, a small hamlet in the environs of Kabul, during the civil war of the ’90s following the Soviet Occupation of Afghanistan.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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The clearest successors to O’Hara’s knowing mockumentary style are, undoubtedly, the denizens of NBC’s The Office.—
Paula Mejía,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Regulars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regulars. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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