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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After consecutive substitute appearances and the disappointment of missing out on the England squad, Bellingham will be looking to establish himself properly under Alonso in Spain.
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Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
True to the original skit, Kelsey’s girl squad recounted their Nashville night out in front of her husband Matt (Andrew Dismukes) in full song form, set to the tune of some of the most popular modern tracks.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2025
His Nevada team drubbed a Rams squad coached by Addazio, 52-10, before a sparse crowd at Canvas.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
Each squad won two Stanley Cups during that same span.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
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Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
True to the original skit, Kelsey’s girl squad recounted their Nashville night out in front of her husband Matt (Andrew Dismukes) in full song form, set to the tune of some of the most popular modern tracks.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2025
His Nevada team drubbed a Rams squad coached by Addazio, 52-10, before a sparse crowd at Canvas.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
Each squad won two Stanley Cups during that same span.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squad
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This month, the team began landing equipment to start building the 3-mile road from the coast to the first well.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Williams, a third-team All-NBA and second-team All-Defensive selection last season, tore the scapholunate ligament in his wrist on April 9 but put off surgery until after the Thunder’s historic run.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
22 Oct. 2025
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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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The Royal Navy crew achieved the major milestone as part of HMS Agamemnon’s ‘trim dive’, a three-day period of testing in the town’s Devonshire Dock to prove the attack vessel’s stability and safety.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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The four crew members onboard the plane were sent to local hospitals for medical treatment.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2025
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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.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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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
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“Squad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squad. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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