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Recent Examples of standing army
Schiff specifically mentioned the declaration’s protestation against the British use of standing armies in American colonial cities, indirectly referring to ICE officers and National Guard troops deployed in American cities to enforce Trump’s immigration agenda.
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Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2025
The language was as much about controlling standing armies as gun ownership.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 4 Oct. 2025
This really is the key technology to make an upper stage rapidly reusable—NASA's space shuttle orbiters were reusable but required a standing army to refurbish the vehicle between flights.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
Americans have long been suspicious about the idea of having a large standing army.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 13 June 2025
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Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2025
The language was as much about controlling standing armies as gun ownership.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 4 Oct. 2025
This really is the key technology to make an upper stage rapidly reusable—NASA's space shuttle orbiters were reusable but required a standing army to refurbish the vehicle between flights.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
Americans have long been suspicious about the idea of having a large standing army.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standing army
Noun
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The next day, Colmenarez joined the protestors again in the streets around the government’s election office, but were pushed back by national guard officers firing tear gas canisters.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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Our national guard members and permanent residents.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Iranian proxy group Hezbollah is a militia and political party in Lebanon.—
Seyed Rahim Bathaei,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Israel has provided the militia and its allies with weapons, funds and logistical support, in an attempt to promote the Popular Forces as an alternative governing body to Hamas.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Standing army.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standing%20army. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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