as in warrior
a person engaged in military service
one of the goals of war is to keep as many soldiers as possible from being killed
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Recent Examples of soldier
The bronze soldier that once stood to Otis’ left went AWOL long ago.
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Combat medics are then trained to treat wounded soldiers, or, role players.
—Chelsea Torres, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Dayle’s satirical novel follows a white flag-bearer pretending to be a Black soldier during the Civil War.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
Ten Israeli soldiers have also been killed in southern Lebanon, the Israeli military has said.
—Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Combat medics are then trained to treat wounded soldiers, or, role players.
—Chelsea Torres, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Dayle’s satirical novel follows a white flag-bearer pretending to be a Black soldier during the Civil War.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
Ten Israeli soldiers have also been killed in southern Lebanon, the Israeli military has said.
—Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soldier
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The wall of names was the idea of Army veteran Jan Scruggs, who along with Air Force veteran and attorney Robert Doubek founded the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund to build it in honor of the 58,318 American warriors who died in service to their country.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Enrique Iglesias appeared as a cruel Emperor whose plans were thwarted by the musical warriors.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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Nearby are paintings of animal-human hybrids by the Danish artist Ovartaci and a 2022 video environment by Christopher Kulendran Thomas, which includes what appears to be footage of Tamil independence fighters and a deepfake of Kim Kardashian.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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Other Colorado fighters Where other UFC fighters from The Centennial State currently stand in their respective weight classes.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Soldier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soldier. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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