commando
noun
com·man·do
kə-ˈman-(ˌ)dō 
plural commandos or commandoes
1
2
a
: a military unit trained and organized as shock troops especially for hit-and-run raids into enemy territory
b
: a member of such a unit
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The idea was that a group of military commandos would break quarantine and try to get to the place where the virus had originated, in order to find a cure.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2025
Visions of Israeli commandos training Malaitan farmers swarmed my imagination.
—Pete McKenzie, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
Few films are more overt in their 1980s-ness than the original Predator, which saw rising star Arnold Schwarzenegger playing Dutch, the leader of an elite, off-the-books team of commandos who go into Central America only to come face-to-face with an interstellar killing machine.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 9 June 2025
As a result, Judge Becerra granted the defense team’s request to take video depositions of five of the Colombians, who represent about one-third of the former commandos in jail.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2025
Visions of Israeli commandos training Malaitan farmers swarmed my imagination.
—Pete McKenzie, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
Few films are more overt in their 1980s-ness than the original Predator, which saw rising star Arnold Schwarzenegger playing Dutch, the leader of an elite, off-the-books team of commandos who go into Central America only to come face-to-face with an interstellar killing machine.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 9 June 2025
As a result, Judge Becerra granted the defense team’s request to take video depositions of five of the Colombians, who represent about one-third of the former commandos in jail.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
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“Commando.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commando. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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commando
noun
com·man·do
kə-ˈman-dō
plural commandos or commandoes
1
: a military unit trained and organized for surprise raids
2
: a member of a commando
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