as in team
a group of people working together on a task
the cleaning squad usually arrives after regular business hours
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Recent Examples of squad
When the Olympics or any international competition is ongoing, the banter and needling will kick in amongst the fans of the two rival squads.
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Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Thursday night at Kia Center, however, Jamahl Mosley‘s squad handled its business against the 13-win squad by leading wire-to-wire and by as many as 26 points in a 118-98 victory to snap a two-game skid.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
He was named to 11 Pro Bowls, two first-team AP All-Pro squads and was the 2012 recipient of the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2026
Nelson's grandfather, Bill Christian, and great uncle, Roger Christian, were first-line forwards on the 1960 squad that beat the Soviet Union and Canada to take the title in Squaw Valley, California.
—CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Thursday night at Kia Center, however, Jamahl Mosley‘s squad handled its business against the 13-win squad by leading wire-to-wire and by as many as 26 points in a 118-98 victory to snap a two-game skid.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
He was named to 11 Pro Bowls, two first-team AP All-Pro squads and was the 2012 recipient of the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2026
Nelson's grandfather, Bill Christian, and great uncle, Roger Christian, were first-line forwards on the 1960 squad that beat the Soviet Union and Canada to take the title in Squaw Valley, California.
—CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squad
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For more details on the claims process or to download a claim form, visit the Hoosier Lottery Winners page or contact the customer service team at 1-800-955-6886.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
8 Feb. 2026
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Ruibal and Iglesias, alongside former Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin (three players who were team-mates at Betis), are some of the most prominent Spanish football voices on wider social issues.—
Colin Millar,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Its army chief of staff said between 5,000 and 8,000 troops were preparing to deploy.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Fleeing into the desert with her father, she is hunted by a merciless army and forced to trust a legendary bandit (Mackie) with secrets of his own.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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The launcher carries six 300 mm rockets and is operated by a small crew working from within an armored cabin designed to protect against shrapnel and small-arms fire, according to reports.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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Lunar controversy While NASA has built the rocket and spacecraft designed to launch astronauts off Earth and to the lunar vicinity, SpaceX has a nearly $3 billion contract to build their lunar lander, or the vehicle that will ferry the crew from their spacecraft down to the moon’s surface.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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The Braves did well to regroup after the freak injury to shortstop Ha-Seong Kim while also setting up a potentially good outfield platoon.—
Michael Cunningham,
AJC.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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Four of those five also bat lefty, so there aren’t any sensible platoon options to help.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Squad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squad. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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