1
as in troupe
an organized group of stage performers
a celebrated acting troop will be coming to town next month to perform one of Shakespeare's plays
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2
as in military
troops plural
the combined army, air force, and navy of a nation
the troops overseas are grateful for the support of so many at home
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as in to march
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Recent Examples of troop
Ruth Marcus, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
Nadella is among a parade of Fortune 500 CEOs who have trooped through Southeast Asia in recent months.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 June 2024
Lawrence Andrea, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
Earlier this year, President Donald Trump deployed some 4,000 National Guard personnel and 700 Marines to California under a law known as Title X, which allows troops to be used to protect federal property and personnel.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 3 July 2025
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Noun
So Idaho — before the case was fully litigated — trooped to the Supreme Court.
—Ruth Marcus, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
Nadella is among a parade of Fortune 500 CEOs who have trooped through Southeast Asia in recent months.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 June 2024
Verb
Van Orden, a former Navy SEAL, in a statement Friday afternoon accused Walz, who served in the National Guard, of abandoning troops before they were deployed overseas.
—Lawrence Andrea, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
Earlier this year, President Donald Trump deployed some 4,000 National Guard personnel and 700 Marines to California under a law known as Title X, which allows troops to be used to protect federal property and personnel.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for troop
Noun
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Macy is the practical one, looking at the sorry finances and trying to keep the clan on course, turning to religion for support as well as a cast member of the troupe, Kyle (Simon Rex) who offers her some empathy and perhaps more (at least that is what we are told later) missing from her life.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
19 June 2025
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Live bands will perform traditional and contemporary Greek music, and youth dance troupes will perform folk dances in traditional costumes.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 June 2025
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Other countries, like the U.K., have militaries solely made up of volunteer professional soldiers.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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During the Iran war, Ayatollah Khamenei instructed his military to target civilian neighborhoods in Tel Aviv, Haifa and other Israeli cities.—
Alan M. Dershowitz,
New York Daily News,
6 July 2025
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Parade participants march in the LA Pride Parade on Hollywood Blvd.—
Neha Chandrachud,
Wired News,
27 June 2025
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Skokie’s downtown parade steps off at noon at Oakton College on Lincoln Avenue on July 4, marches northwest to Niles Center Road, north to Oakton and east to Oakton Park.—
Pioneer Press,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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On May 22, three soldiers who witnessed the Mount Suribachi flag-raising on the island of Iwo Jima were greeted by 1,000 schoolchildren.—
Patrick Sauer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Dec. 2024
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The goal is to slow Russia's advance and weaken their fighting power while sacrificing as few Ukrainian soldiers as possible.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
24 Dec. 2024
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Antonio made an emotional return to the London Stadium in March before the 1-0 loss to Newcastle United, and some supporters paraded banners as a mark of respect.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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Netanyahu has talked about the threat of Iran for much of his political career, parading out visual aids on occasion – like a cartoon of a bomb at the UN General Assembly in 2012 – to help his audience.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
22 June 2025
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The weather service warns that in hilly terrain, there are hundreds of low-water crossings that are potentially dangerous in heavy rain.—
Austin American Statesman,
Austin American Statesman,
6 July 2025
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Two months after that donation and the month after they were re-elected, Kelly, Woods and Shield voted to award a contract to Howard to provide legal services specifically for the board, even though the district already had its own attorney.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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Sirens opens on the majestic image of Julianne Moore, resplendent in white silk, striding barefoot through a forest to a beachside cliff.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
22 May 2025
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Todd strode by, tall and handsome, in his fifties, with a big smile and all his teeth.—
Jonathon Sturgeon,
Harpers Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
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The second-year post also paces the WNBA in double-doubles with nine.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
28 June 2025
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And both walked to their final hole Friday morning unwilling to give an inch, tied and pacing the early field at six-under at the U.S. Senior Open.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
27 June 2025
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“Troop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troop. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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