as in warrior
a person engaged in military service
one of the goals of war is to keep as many soldiers as possible from being killed
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Recent Examples of soldier
The man — identified by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation as 20-year-old Tyrin Johnson — fled on foot, pursued by Memphis police officers along with Tennessee National Guard soldiers who are assigned to the area.
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Joel Rose,
NPR,
5 July 2026
National Guard soldiers were sent in Friday to help with staffing checkpoints on roads near the fire zone.
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Jessica Hill,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2026
Set in post-Civil War America, former Confederate soldier Cullen Bohannon (Anson Mount) joins the lawless traveling town ‘Hell on Wheels,’ which follows the construction of the first-ever transcontinental railroad.
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Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
5 July 2026
But as the Americans celebrated, the British were sending a force of more than 40 warships and 30,000 soldiers and sailors to New York that Washington would soon have to fight.
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Michael E. Ruane,
Washington Post,
4 July 2026
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Joel Rose,
NPR,
5 July 2026
National Guard soldiers were sent in Friday to help with staffing checkpoints on roads near the fire zone.
—
Jessica Hill,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2026
Set in post-Civil War America, former Confederate soldier Cullen Bohannon (Anson Mount) joins the lawless traveling town ‘Hell on Wheels,’ which follows the construction of the first-ever transcontinental railroad.
—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
5 July 2026
But as the Americans celebrated, the British were sending a force of more than 40 warships and 30,000 soldiers and sailors to New York that Washington would soon have to fight.
—
Michael E. Ruane,
Washington Post,
4 July 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soldier
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That is why the churches call men and women who take to their knees as prayer warriors.
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By then Tanacharison is telling Washington that he is mystically protected, in the mode of certain Indigenous warriors who were placed on earth to be leaders.
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Unfortunately, some of Ukraine’s military leaders—who were raised under Soviet doctrine—are doing just this, using available fighter aircraft as simply airborne artillery.
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Red wavelengths are typically marketed for anti-aging benefits, while blue is positioned as an acne fighter.
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“Soldier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soldier. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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