as in troops
the combined army, air force, and navy of a nation
our nation's armed forces are stationed throughout the world
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Recent Examples of armed forces
Wickremesinghe set loose the armed forces on the protests, which fizzled out rapidly, and stabilized the economy by introducing painful austerity measures backed by the International Monetary Fund.
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Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
McCaul, who was later sanctioned by China, pledged to help provide training for Taiwan’s armed forces and speed up the delivery of weapons.
—Reuters, NBC news, 21 Sep. 2025
Newsweek has contacted the Polish armed forces for further comment.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
In addition to a sound program for manpower and matériel, an adequate defense policy will call for major administrative reforms in the armed forces.
—John Fischer, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
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Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
McCaul, who was later sanctioned by China, pledged to help provide training for Taiwan’s armed forces and speed up the delivery of weapons.
—Reuters, NBC news, 21 Sep. 2025
Newsweek has contacted the Polish armed forces for further comment.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
In addition to a sound program for manpower and matériel, an adequate defense policy will call for major administrative reforms in the armed forces.
—John Fischer, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for armed forces
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“Armed forces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armed%20forces. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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