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
America's Sweethearts follows the squad through practices, performances and the big games, making stars out of the supportive dancers who cheer on the famous football team.
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Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
27 June 2026
Harold Baines and Greg Walker, Kittle’s teammates on the 1983 White Sox squad, and their spouses also attended the quick ceremony.
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ABC News,
27 June 2026
On the Pride stuff, those sporting the rainbow (and trans) flag had some interesting takes on celebrating with the Iranian and Egyptian squads coming to visit.
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Alejandro Avila Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
Both squads had already secured spots in the knockout stage before the match, needing only to learn their opponents for the next round.
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CBS News,
27 June 2026
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Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
27 June 2026
Harold Baines and Greg Walker, Kittle’s teammates on the 1983 White Sox squad, and their spouses also attended the quick ceremony.
—
ABC News,
27 June 2026
On the Pride stuff, those sporting the rainbow (and trans) flag had some interesting takes on celebrating with the Iranian and Egyptian squads coming to visit.
—
Alejandro Avila Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
Both squads had already secured spots in the knockout stage before the match, needing only to learn their opponents for the next round.
—
CBS News,
27 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for squad
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squad
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Analyst Jack Lu and his team at the bank predict sodium-ion batteries will account for 20% of total battery deployment market share by 2030 and 37% in 2035.
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The father-and-son duo from Central Florida drove down to see Manny’s native Portugal take on Colombia, a team with legions of fans in Miami.
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An army official said recent drone strikes destroyed an RSF battalion and more than 50 armored vehicles in West Kordofan, preventing advances toward North Kordofan and el-Obeid.
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According to Liu, the logistics provider had signed contracts with about 120 schools in China to retrain its army of couriers for new work such as repairing and maintaining robots.
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Over the weekend, search crews moved quickly to find those still missing.
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Waymo product management director David Margines told us the company has analytical data covering five cities and more than 220 million fully autonomous miles through the end of March 2026 — the equivalent, the Waymo crew said, of over 250 human lifetimes behind the wheel.
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If so, the Yankees could end up trading for a right-handed-hitting catcher who better fits a platoon or backup role.
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Al Drago / Getty Images Dockery was serving as a platoon leader in the Kapisa Province of Afghanistan in October 2012 when his platoon was ambushed by dozens of Taliban fighters, the White House said.
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“Squad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squad. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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