1
: a small organized group of military personnel
especially
: a tactical unit that can be easily directed in the field
2
: a small group engaged in a common effort or occupation
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Noun
the cleaning squad usually arrives after regular business hours
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Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
Besides the Americans, the French, the Togolese and a dozen South African squads, teams from Kenya and Mozambique marched into Nkowankowa Stadium the first morning of the tournament.
—Ryan Lenora Brown, NPR, 14 June 2026
Spain have set up their group-stage base camp at the Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, an elite private school whose facilities drew wide praise on social media when the squad arrived.
—Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
But it’s since gone about building a squad capable of qualifying for a World Cup by tapping into the Dutch diaspora and signing up players with Curaçaoan roots.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
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Ross didn’t want to spoil who else from the 2016 squad they are still scheduled to have on the podcast, but the first 12 episodes have featured Chairman Tom Ricketts, former manager Joe Maddon and 12 teammates, including Jon Lester, Kris Bryant and Kyle Schwarber.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
Besides the Americans, the French, the Togolese and a dozen South African squads, teams from Kenya and Mozambique marched into Nkowankowa Stadium the first morning of the tournament.
—Ryan Lenora Brown, NPR, 14 June 2026
Spain have set up their group-stage base camp at the Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, an elite private school whose facilities drew wide praise on social media when the squad arrived.
—Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
But it’s since gone about building a squad capable of qualifying for a World Cup by tapping into the Dutch diaspora and signing up players with Curaçaoan roots.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for squad
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“Squad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squad. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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