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
Examples of squad in a Sentence
Noun
the cleaning squad usually arrives after regular business hours
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Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Nov. 2025
Mingo was set to return after four weeks, and Brooks and Jalen Cropper were hot on his tail off the practice squad.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Nov. 2025
The couple met at Natrona County High School in Wyoming, where Lynne was chief of the baton squad and homecoming queen, and Dick was the captain of the football team and senior class president.
—Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 20 Nov. 2025
These matchups include two bottom-five teams in the New Orleans Saints and New York Jets, three franchises currently slotted for the playoffs in the Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New England Patriots as well as one squad — the Cincinnati Bengals — in the hunt for the postseason.
—Miami Herald, 20 Nov. 2025
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Noun
DeMarco heads to a Liberty squad that’s primed for another title run.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Nov. 2025
Mingo was set to return after four weeks, and Brooks and Jalen Cropper were hot on his tail off the practice squad.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Nov. 2025
The couple met at Natrona County High School in Wyoming, where Lynne was chief of the baton squad and homecoming queen, and Dick was the captain of the football team and senior class president.
—Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 20 Nov. 2025
These matchups include two bottom-five teams in the New Orleans Saints and New York Jets, three franchises currently slotted for the playoffs in the Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New England Patriots as well as one squad — the Cincinnati Bengals — in the hunt for the postseason.
—Miami Herald, 20 Nov. 2025
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“Squad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squad. Accessed 23 Nov. 2025.
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