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 church had previously been identified as a possible resting place of the 17th-century soldier.
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Reuters, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
Seventeen people have been killed in Israel while three Israeli soldiers have also been killed in Lebanon, including one whose death was announced Thursday.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier was killed in combat in southern Lebanon, the IDF said in a news briefing on Thursday.
—Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Eighteen people have died in Israel, while three Israeli soldiers have also been killed in Lebanon.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
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Reuters, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
Seventeen people have been killed in Israel while three Israeli soldiers have also been killed in Lebanon, including one whose death was announced Thursday.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier was killed in combat in southern Lebanon, the IDF said in a news briefing on Thursday.
—Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Eighteen people have died in Israel, while three Israeli soldiers have also been killed in Lebanon.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 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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The first obstacle for the marines would be getting their ships—which would be carrying combat troops, helicopters, fighter jets, and amphibious assault vehicles—to successfully land on the islands.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2026
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The 48-year-old business owner and former MMA fighter has been known to work across the aisle and has strong relationships with some Democrats, which Heinrich and Fetterman have cited for their support.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Soldier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soldier. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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