soldiering

noun sol·dier·ing \ ˈsōl-jə-riŋ , ˈsōlj-riŋ \

Definition of soldiering

: the life, service, or practice of one who soldiers

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Recent Examples of soldiering from the Web

Since the invasion of 2003, reflections of the war in English-language fiction have exhibited a natural but limiting propensity to focus on American soldiering and trauma.

— The Economist, "War babyFrankenstein and the war in Iraq," 15 Feb. 2018
Good soldiering: Tennis Channel will broadcast from the All England Lawn Tennis Club for its 10th year of Wimbledon Primetime beginning on the tournament's first day, Monday, July 3.

— jon wertheim, SI.com, "Mailbag: Should you root for Novak Djokovic's comeback story?," 28 June 2017

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