as in troops
the combined army, air force, and navy of a nation
our nation's armed forces are stationed throughout the world
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Recent Examples of armed forces
More than 12 million people have been displaced as a result of the power struggle between Sudan’s armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group.
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Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 9 Jan. 2026
According to Human Rights Watch, armed forces on both sides executed civilians, while more than 150 women were raped.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
How tragic that today the United States' civilian leadership has again used the armed forces as an aggressor.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2026
Soleimani, by contrast, was a sovereign actor, the head of a special operations branch of a UN member state’s armed forces.
—Séamus Malekafzali, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
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Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 9 Jan. 2026
According to Human Rights Watch, armed forces on both sides executed civilians, while more than 150 women were raped.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
How tragic that today the United States' civilian leadership has again used the armed forces as an aggressor.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2026
Soleimani, by contrast, was a sovereign actor, the head of a special operations branch of a UN member state’s armed forces.
—Séamus Malekafzali, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for armed forces
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“Armed forces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armed%20forces. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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