as in team
a group of people working together on a task
will need a platoon of assistants to mount the display at the spring flower show
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Recent Examples of platoon
Avivi said that gathering information on Hamas terrorists and the organization’s structure has been an ongoing effort for years, including mapping platoons, companies, and battalions, as well as identifying commanders.
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Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Witnessing his pain, the platoon gathered around Sergiy to collectively tap out their brother and embrace him — forming a new family for the soldier who had just lost his own.
—Seth Carnell, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
The Yankees send two talented southpaws to the mound to start the series in Fried (19-5, 2.86 ERA) and Rodon (18-9, 3.09 ERA).
Red Sox manager Alex Cora often deployed a completely different lineup against left-handed pitching to best utilize his platoons and squeeze out victories.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
Vogt is all but certain to win again, despite Hinch’s deft handling of the Tigers’ tricky platoons across the board.
—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
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Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Witnessing his pain, the platoon gathered around Sergiy to collectively tap out their brother and embrace him — forming a new family for the soldier who had just lost his own.
—Seth Carnell, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
The Yankees send two talented southpaws to the mound to start the series in Fried (19-5, 2.86 ERA) and Rodon (18-9, 3.09 ERA).
Red Sox manager Alex Cora often deployed a completely different lineup against left-handed pitching to best utilize his platoons and squeeze out victories.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
Vogt is all but certain to win again, despite Hinch’s deft handling of the Tigers’ tricky platoons across the board.
—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for platoon
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Martino also reported that the Yankees are considering changes at other spots, aiming to shake up the team's brain trust to deliver better baseball on the field.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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Two sources told Fortune that Amazon’s human resources division—known internally as PXT or the People eXperience Technology team—will be hard hit, but that other areas of Amazon’s core consumer business are also likely to be affected.—
Jason Del Rey,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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And, while large-scale armies were attacking one another with a vast arsenal of technological advancements, De Stijl architects and theorists were observing great opportunities for a better world based on this massive scale and these new technologies.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Oct. 2025
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Following demonstrations over living conditions in which army members joined protests, Rajoelina was evacuated from the country aboard a French Army CASA aircraft, after a deal was struck with French President Emmanuel Macron, Reuters reported, citing French media.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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As of Sunday afternoon, the fire crew managed to contain 25% of the wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Last year, moments included a violinist perched 15 feet in the air with a cascading 20-foot dress, a crew of mythic horsehead creatures, the Raven, the Jester, Cersei, and Arachnea.—
Jenny Adams,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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PrSM offers artillery units a new long-range capability supporting brigade, division, corps, Army, theater, Joint and Coalition forces.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
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The brigade of heavily armed cops terrified the kids, causing Cooper to take stock of police tactics deployed in service of nabbing people who might be no more than casual pot smokers.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
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That leads Luke Leone (Michael Trucco) to bring in a controversial new battalion chief, Brett Richards (Shawn Hatosy) — a man Vince couldn’t stand, according to Sharon.—
Alamin Yohannes,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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The rest of his tank battalion was killed in fighting, with their bodies taken to Gaza.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
13 Oct. 2025
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In response to this IR move for Richardson, the Colts are signing veteran quarterback Brett Rypien to the practice squad.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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The Chargers elevated Hines from their practice squad Saturday to play in Sunday’s game.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Platoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platoon. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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