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
Minogue is a 1989 graduate of West Point who served as an infantry platoon leader in Operation Desert Storm, the 1991 successful coalition invasion of Iraq to liberate Kuwait from Saddam Hussein.
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
Brandon Marsh, who produced after a miserable April, looks more like a strong-side platoon corner outfielder than an everyday center fielder.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Though the platoon itself anchors the story, audiences also get to see a bit more about the inner workings of the Marines and Parris Island.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
The series sets the scene for a potential second season with the looming onset of the Gulf War, so the platoon might be reunited onscreen soon enough.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
Brandon Marsh, who produced after a miserable April, looks more like a strong-side platoon corner outfielder than an everyday center fielder.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Though the platoon itself anchors the story, audiences also get to see a bit more about the inner workings of the Marines and Parris Island.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
The series sets the scene for a potential second season with the looming onset of the Gulf War, so the platoon might be reunited onscreen soon enough.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for platoon
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The two sat in the front row, cheering on Meghan's home team.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Cleveland Browns watched as two standout rookie performers, linebacker Carson Schwesinger and running back Quinshon Judkins, each left the field during the team's 19-point blowout loss on the road against the New England Patriots on Sunday.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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The British military historian John Keegan revealed the hazards of this kind of planning in his anatomy of the Schlieffen Plan, the German strategy for fighting a two-front continental war that was devised, in 1905, by the chief of the army’s general staff, Alfred von Schlieffen.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Feeding South Florida Feeding South Florida relies on the generosity of corporations, individual donors, an army of volunteers and, until recently, the federal government to put fresh produce and food staples on the table for the community’s most vulnerable populations.—
Mimi Whitefield,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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Quince’s Mongolian Cashmere comes in a signature crew style that can easily be layered.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
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With a game-winning 49-yard field goal by rookie kicker Ryan Fitzgerald, Dave Canales’ crew is positioned for a playoff push .—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Nov. 2025
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The brigade, which was created in 2004 and specializes in crime impacting individuals, made a wave of arrests in December 2024 and February 2025.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
27 Oct. 2025
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Today, scientists are still studying its properties, and the high priests of the antisugar brigade are still condemning it, while its romantic and even erotic reputation remains well fortified by Valentine’s Day.—
Aleksandra Crapanzano,
The Atlantic,
27 Oct. 2025
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Petula says there are stories about a mythical cat that stalks the woods near the battlefields at night, and tales of entire battalions of Confederate soldier ghosts roaming the military park.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
28 Oct. 2025
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The soldiers, identified as Major Yaniv Kula, 26, a company commander in the 932nd Battalion of the Nahal Brigade, and Staff Sergeant Itay Yavetz, 21, a combat soldier in the same battalion, were both based in Modi’in-Maccabim-Reut.—
Greg Norman , Trey Yingst,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Wright was signed to the Commanders' practice squad and immediately elevated to the active roster alongside defensive tackle Sheldon Day.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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Basham is no longer eligible to be elevated from the practice squad for games, so the Panthers needed to sign him to the 53-man roster to put him out on the field on Sundays.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Platoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platoon. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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