1
a
: a group of soldiers
b
: a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company
c
2
: a collection of people or things : crew sense 2
3
: a flock of mammals or birds
4
: the basic organizational unit of Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts under an adult leader
trooped; trooping; troops
Synonyms
Examples of troop in a Sentence
Noun
Where is his troop heading?
a plan to withdraw troops
a troop of enthusiastic children
Verb
We all trooped back inside.
The kids trooped off to school.
Recent Examples on the Web
Christian Edwards, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
But thousands of residents were fleeing on Friday as the regime’s troops prepared to mount a counteroffensive.
—Richard C. Paddock, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Email newsletter | Facebook page Our rating: False Israel announced a withdrawal of a significant number of troops, but a brigade consisting of thousands of troops remains in Gaza, according to the Israel Defense Forces and various news reports.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
After months of military setbacks, however, many here wonder whether the long front lines that arc across Ukraine’s south and east can hold, or even whether Russian troops could seize a major city.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Mexican troops spared only a 16-year-old boy who was with Crabb's group.
—The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
But a day later, Cuban special troops stormed the embassy and arrested several members of the group in an operation reportedly directed by Castro, who was seen at the scene, several news agencies reported.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
Last week, Israeli troops recovered the body of Elad Katzir, 47, a farmer the military said was buried by his captors south of Khan Younis.
—Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
Israeli troops have exhumed graves, looking for the remains of Israeli captives, and have returned bodies of Palestinians to Gaza throughout the war.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024
Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
Members of staff from all over this large, wide-ranging vocational college have trooped down to meet the girl who wanted to learn about cutting up animals.
—Olivia Potts, Longreads, 15 Feb. 2024
And yet, every year, idealistic and ambitious young people troop off to make almost no money reporting on the world’s tragedies and failures.
—Sebastian Junger, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
Dozens of residents trooped to the vicinity where some of the injured were being treated in ambulances.
—TIME, 17 Jan. 2024
On a Thursday evening in early November, a pack of Steelers fans poured out from a bar in downtown Pittsburgh and trooped past the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, a stately old movie palace turned theater and concert hall.
—Marley Marius, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2024
My family trooped back in and gathered on the ground floor.
—Maram Humaid, Harper's Magazine, 9 Oct. 2023
Journalists trooped through the apartment in groups.
—Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023
As the campers trooped to the ropes course, 10-year-old Emma Brackins told a counselor that the scariest part of the course wasn’t the zip line, like some kids said.
—Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2023
Noun
Belarusian troops – at the Kremlin’s behest – have built up on Poland’s border.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
But thousands of residents were fleeing on Friday as the regime’s troops prepared to mount a counteroffensive.
—Richard C. Paddock, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Email newsletter | Facebook page Our rating: False Israel announced a withdrawal of a significant number of troops, but a brigade consisting of thousands of troops remains in Gaza, according to the Israel Defense Forces and various news reports.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
After months of military setbacks, however, many here wonder whether the long front lines that arc across Ukraine’s south and east can hold, or even whether Russian troops could seize a major city.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Mexican troops spared only a 16-year-old boy who was with Crabb's group.
—The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
But a day later, Cuban special troops stormed the embassy and arrested several members of the group in an operation reportedly directed by Castro, who was seen at the scene, several news agencies reported.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
Last week, Israeli troops recovered the body of Elad Katzir, 47, a farmer the military said was buried by his captors south of Khan Younis.
—Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
Israeli troops have exhumed graves, looking for the remains of Israeli captives, and have returned bodies of Palestinians to Gaza throughout the war.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024
Verb
Otherwise, the hardy listeria bacteria will troop across surfaces to contaminate other products.
—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
Members of staff from all over this large, wide-ranging vocational college have trooped down to meet the girl who wanted to learn about cutting up animals.
—Olivia Potts, Longreads, 15 Feb. 2024
And yet, every year, idealistic and ambitious young people troop off to make almost no money reporting on the world’s tragedies and failures.
—Sebastian Junger, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
Dozens of residents trooped to the vicinity where some of the injured were being treated in ambulances.
—TIME, 17 Jan. 2024
On a Thursday evening in early November, a pack of Steelers fans poured out from a bar in downtown Pittsburgh and trooped past the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, a stately old movie palace turned theater and concert hall.
—Marley Marius, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2024
My family trooped back in and gathered on the ground floor.
—Maram Humaid, Harper's Magazine, 9 Oct. 2023
Journalists trooped through the apartment in groups.
—Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023
As the campers trooped to the ropes course, 10-year-old Emma Brackins told a counselor that the scariest part of the course wasn’t the zip line, like some kids said.
—Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2023
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“Troop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/troop. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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troop
1 of 2 noun1
a
: a group of soldiers
b
plural
: armed forces, military
2
: a collection of people or things : company
3
: a flock of mammals or birds
4
: a unit of Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts under an adult leader
troop
2 of 2 verb
: to move or gather in crowds
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