as in battalion
a military unit consisting of soldiers, ships, or aircraft
A reconnaissance squadron was deployed to the area.
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Recent Examples of squadron
The crowd cheered as a squadron of Congolese attack helicopters roared over a shimmering Lake Kivu, firing rockets at M23 and Rwandan forces.
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Emmet Livingstone, The Dial, 20 Mar. 2025
Its caption states the ship was attacked from the air by the No. 356 Liberator squadron of Britain’s Royal Air Force, which only further muddies this tale.
—Ronan O'Connell, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
Maryland will not be getting a squadron of fighter jets from the D.C. Air National Guard after all, a White House official said Friday — marking the apparent end of the road for the state’s pursuit of the elite flying mission that was part of a pact last year involving D.C. and RFK Stadium.
—Meagan Flynn, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2025
However, as the presence of a squadron of Mohun Bagan ultras at a youth team game might suggest, that is far from the case.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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Emmet Livingstone, The Dial, 20 Mar. 2025
Its caption states the ship was attacked from the air by the No. 356 Liberator squadron of Britain’s Royal Air Force, which only further muddies this tale.
—Ronan O'Connell, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
Maryland will not be getting a squadron of fighter jets from the D.C. Air National Guard after all, a White House official said Friday — marking the apparent end of the road for the state’s pursuit of the elite flying mission that was part of a pact last year involving D.C. and RFK Stadium.
—Meagan Flynn, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2025
However, as the presence of a squadron of Mohun Bagan ultras at a youth team game might suggest, that is far from the case.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squadron
Noun
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Players take on the role of an on-the-field commander in a battalion from a third-person perspective.—
David Jagneaux,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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This year’s ceremony not only marks the battalion’s official recognition with the Congressional Gold Medal — one of the highest civilian honors in the United States — but also underscores a broader effort to educate the public and inspire future generations through these powerful narratives.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In the footage, the man, identified as Teodoro Dominguez-Rodriguez, is led by a group of plainclothes men who refused to show ID or a warrant to his attorneys.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Bryant was assigned to a third group, in which volunteers didn’t receive a pill but instead worked with trial staff to meet their health goals, exercise more, and lose weight.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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That can be done in part by strengthening the security dimension of increasingly important groupings (the Quad or the trilateral relationship with Japan and Korea).—
Kurt M. Campbell,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Squadron.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squadron. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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