as in teams
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 squads
Cross-functional squads that integrate Dev, Sec and Ops from day one can help, allowing visibility, velocity and resilience to scale together.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
His last three squads at KU went undefeated in league play, claimed Big Eight Conference team titles each year and advanced to the NCAA Championships in each of those three seasons.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
The Carolina Panthers are one of 10 teams to start 0-2 in 2025 — the most since there were 11 0-2 squads in 2020.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2025
Additionally, teams will be made up of squads representing companies including Beatport, CAA, Capital Records, Red Light Management, Infamous, Symphonic Distribution and Stratasonic.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2025
Romo would move to the San Antonot Brahmas in 2023, and then bounced around to the Detroit Lions, Chicago Lions, Minnesota Vikings, and New England Patriots' practice squads between the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Since 2008, Iowa is 5-2 against top-five squads at Kinnick Stadium with wins against Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State and Penn State twice.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
But McBride says Reeve wouldn’t have built two squads over separate decades that are competing for championships by going easy on her players.
—Matthew Coller, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
This one has a little bit of a different feel, with both squads putting up big numbers in their openers.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
His last three squads at KU went undefeated in league play, claimed Big Eight Conference team titles each year and advanced to the NCAA Championships in each of those three seasons.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
The Carolina Panthers are one of 10 teams to start 0-2 in 2025 — the most since there were 11 0-2 squads in 2020.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2025
Additionally, teams will be made up of squads representing companies including Beatport, CAA, Capital Records, Red Light Management, Infamous, Symphonic Distribution and Stratasonic.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2025
Romo would move to the San Antonot Brahmas in 2023, and then bounced around to the Detroit Lions, Chicago Lions, Minnesota Vikings, and New England Patriots' practice squads between the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Since 2008, Iowa is 5-2 against top-five squads at Kinnick Stadium with wins against Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State and Penn State twice.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
But McBride says Reeve wouldn’t have built two squads over separate decades that are competing for championships by going easy on her players.
—Matthew Coller, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
This one has a little bit of a different feel, with both squads putting up big numbers in their openers.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squads
Noun
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The big focus from the new rules are on things related to teams of super heroes.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Lloyd is 100 percent correct that throwing him into his first start against any of those teams could end up being a massive mistake and could set him up for failure.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Trump’s grandiose displays of brute force—the massing of weapons of war and platoons of masked, unidentified combat fighters targeting the very civilian populations they are commissioned to protect—does not bring reassurance.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
25 Aug. 2025
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Russian assault platoons are rushing behind ukrainian lines.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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While the largest consulting firms continue to send armies of 25-year-old MBAs with PowerPoint decks, a new breed of consultants is emerging with AI tools and implementing solutions.—
Andrew Dunn,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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In desperate need of shelf-stable foods to feed his armies, Napoléon Bonaparte offered a reward of 12,000 francs to anyone who could invent a new method of food preservation.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The elite Rubicon drone formation has been targeting logistics hubs on the Pokrovsk–Kostiantynivka front, cutting off resupply to frontline drone crews.—
David Kirichenko,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Around 18 firefighter crews responded to the scene and searched for several hours for victims, while residents were evacuated from the area following the blast, El País reported.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Squads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squads. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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