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Recent Examples of battalion
The future belongs to a smaller pool of elite innovators — not vast back-office battalions.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
The promo confirms that Burke’s battalion chief Vince died in the memory care building fire where he, along with his wife, Cal Fire Division Chief Sharon (Diane Farr), and his father, retired battalion chief Walter Leone (Jeff Fahey), were trapped with the roof collapsing on them.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
Vince's loss appears to have sent ripples throughout the community and left Station 42 looking for a new battalion chief — a job Bode believes is his for the taking.
—Carson Blackwelder, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
As the group files safely past the battalion of Canada geese and closer to the Downtown Canal Walk at the southern part of Military Park, smooth jazz emanating from the Indiana State Museum’s entrance replaces the construction crew’s cacophony.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
The promo confirms that Burke’s battalion chief Vince died in the memory care building fire where he, along with his wife, Cal Fire Division Chief Sharon (Diane Farr), and his father, retired battalion chief Walter Leone (Jeff Fahey), were trapped with the roof collapsing on them.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
Vince's loss appears to have sent ripples throughout the community and left Station 42 looking for a new battalion chief — a job Bode believes is his for the taking.
—Carson Blackwelder, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
As the group files safely past the battalion of Canada geese and closer to the Downtown Canal Walk at the southern part of Military Park, smooth jazz emanating from the Indiana State Museum’s entrance replaces the construction crew’s cacophony.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battalion
army
Noun
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The army of volunteers — from every state in the country — hit 484 of the 535 Senate and House offices.—
Noam Levey,
NPR,
21 Oct. 2025
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Netflix has built up the largest army of game titles to adapt in recent years.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Battalion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battalion. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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