1
as in troupe
an organized group of stage performers
a celebrated acting troop will be coming to town next month to perform one of Shakespeare's plays
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as in military
troops plural
the combined army, air force, and navy of a nation
the troops overseas are grateful for the support of so many at home
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as in to march
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Recent Examples of troop
Janine Henni, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Darling little Harper was just along for the ride—happy to sit, stay, or troop down the stairs as required—but also kind of sleepy.
—Marley Marius, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2024
Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
In the letter Leclerc demanded to enter the port while denying that in sending these troops, part of the largest expedition to ever sail from France, the first consul intended to reinstate slavery.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Princess Kate tapped author and artist Charlie Mackesy to create an illustration for the booklet, which showed a group of friends trooping through the snow together towards Westminster Abbey with their arms interlinked.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Darling little Harper was just along for the ride—happy to sit, stay, or troop down the stairs as required—but also kind of sleepy.
—Marley Marius, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2024
Verb
Trump’s policies have especially impacted service members and veterans, including an executive order that bans transgender troops and another that bars trans veterans from receiving gender-affirming care through the Department of Veterans Affairs.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
In the letter Leclerc demanded to enter the port while denying that in sending these troops, part of the largest expedition to ever sail from France, the first consul intended to reinstate slavery.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for troop
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The family festival and artisan faire celebrates German culture with live entertainment, including Bavarian music and dance troupes, German food, international refreshments, two beer gardens and a marketplace with 125 local artisan vendors.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
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Emerging from the influential Second City comedy troupe, Stiller and Meara were never considered hip comics of the time, unlike George Carlin or Cheech and Chong.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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The development comes as a US Congress delegation is in Beijing for talks aimed at bolstering bilateral exchanges including military-to-military communication, in the first such visit to China in six years.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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The troops are unlikely to stop, or be spared from, Russia’s military.—
ANDRIY ZAGORODNYUK,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Sep. 2025
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After receiving the opening kickoff, the Hawks marched up the field in just over two minutes, as senior running back Kyle Celestin bowled over a tackler on his way to the end zone for a nine-yard touchdown rush.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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In the first minutes, after the group of influencers, athletes, models, podcasters and actors are driven into the the desert in Morocco, their military manhandlers storm the bus and put black hoods over the heads, marching them into the unknown.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
26 Sep. 2025
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To the left, there’s the marble ruins of the city’s gymnasium, a kind of college campus for trainee soldiers, complete with bathhouse and refectory.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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With thirty thousand French soldiers, Leclerc’s mission faced many obstacles.—
Marlene L. Daut
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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Following the official opening, the school hosted a fashion show inside the Galleria Meravigli parading the collections of its 10 best fashion design students selected by a jury.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
28 Sep. 2025
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Miamians love showing off their flashy cars, hitting the accelerator for even one block in downtown or Brickell or parading them down the streets of South Beach.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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At least four people were killed and eight were injured after a gunman attacked a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints service in Michigan on Sunday morning, police said.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
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At least four people were killed and eight injured when a gunman in a pickup truck smashed through the doors of a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Michigan during a Sunday service attended by hundreds, opened fire and set the building ablaze.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer strode to the scene as armed officers raced past him.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
21 Sep. 2025
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Jones strode into the Superdome on Sunday wearing something out of the pages of a Euro fashion magazine — an Army-green linen suit with a floppy belt and no socks.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Knock on wood for Warner Bros’ $130M budgeted Paul Thomas Anderson directed, Leonardo DiCaprio starring anarchist western One Battle After Another next weekend, which literally plays like Keanu Reeves’ Speed in pacing, has a current domestic projection around $20M, and skipped festivals.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
21 Sep. 2025
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Miami dominated from the start, and then, in the 35th minute, Messi delivered a perfectly-paced through ball to a sprinting Tadeo Allende, who broke out of a scoring slump and put Miami on top 1-0.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Troop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troop. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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