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
Coaches, to the 53rd player, to their practice squad, to their GM, to their receiver room.
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Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Related Articles The collaboration comes about a year after the NFL cheerleading squad was spotlighted in a tell-all documentary on Netflix, which amassed 2.3 million views in just four days.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 6 June 2025
Ship, measure, retrain and fold the learning into a reusable component library so subsequent squads stand on the shoulders of the first.
—Alex Kreger, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
The rest of the position group includes several practice squad players, a 2023 second-round pick, a rookie, a handful of undrafted guys and few veterans who haven’t been consistent starters in years.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
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Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Related Articles The collaboration comes about a year after the NFL cheerleading squad was spotlighted in a tell-all documentary on Netflix, which amassed 2.3 million views in just four days.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 6 June 2025
Ship, measure, retrain and fold the learning into a reusable component library so subsequent squads stand on the shoulders of the first.
—Alex Kreger, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
The rest of the position group includes several practice squad players, a 2023 second-round pick, a rookie, a handful of undrafted guys and few veterans who haven’t been consistent starters in years.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squad
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Ter Stegen had a good season a few years ago, but he hardly is considered a top GK that makes the saves the team needs to win those games that are close in the CL.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Thus, when leaders mimic empathetic phrases without genuine feeling, teams subconsciously recoil, cementing emotional barriers.—
Sahar Andrade,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Key Facts The Israeli military posted the warning on the army’s X account in Farsi, the same day Iran fired a new wave of missile attacks on Israel killing at least eight people, the Associated Press reports.—
Yezen Saadah,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Two months later, the Continental Congress voted to replace the part-time militias with a full-time army.—
David Martin
June 15,
CBS News,
15 June 2025
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That project, which sounds something like Marilyn Manson gone R&B, featured a crew of top-tier musicians kitted out like the undead.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
8 June 2025
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The crew of four will spend two weeks on the ISS, conducting science, education and commercial activities.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN Money,
8 June 2025
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With the Cubs' current platoon situation at first base with Michael Busch and Justin Turner, Chicago would gladly take Goldschmidt's production against left-handers over Turner's.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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Crawford could eliminate the need for a CF platoon if his unbelievable reverse splits carry over to the big leagues.—
Anthony Stitt,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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“Squad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squad. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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