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as in battalions
a large body of men and women organized for land warfare
In 218 b.c., Hannibal crossed the Alps with an army of 26,000 men and, most famously, a number of elephants
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as in swarms
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
a vast army of loyal fans in line for the band's farewell concert
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as in teams
a group of people working together on a task
an army of rescue workers descended on the tornado-stricken town
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Recent Examples of armies
Reinforcements would need to be prepared for future deployments, and European armies would need another 30,000 or so troops in training.
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Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Aeneas’s military struggles against the Rutulians echo the wars of Rome against foreign invading armies, such as Carthage.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
While many questions remain about Wagner’s operations in Africa, there are mixed views about the impact its counterterrorism operations with local armies have had on the continent.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
As long as humans have been fighting with armies, some of their numbers have been female.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
All the previous winners were fan armies for groups.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 11 Aug. 2025
Well, first, all the armies on Earth band together to try to shoot missiles at the aliens, and #ThisIsEarth starts trending on Twitter.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
One is that corporations like Prodigy and Weyland-Yutani act like enormous nation-states, controlling vast swaths of territory and commanding armies.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
But guerrilla fighters have defeated much more powerful armies, including in Algeria, Vietnam, and Afghanistan.
—Hannah Rae Armstrong, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Aeneas’s military struggles against the Rutulians echo the wars of Rome against foreign invading armies, such as Carthage.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
While many questions remain about Wagner’s operations in Africa, there are mixed views about the impact its counterterrorism operations with local armies have had on the continent.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
As long as humans have been fighting with armies, some of their numbers have been female.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
All the previous winners were fan armies for groups.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 11 Aug. 2025
Well, first, all the armies on Earth band together to try to shoot missiles at the aliens, and #ThisIsEarth starts trending on Twitter.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
One is that corporations like Prodigy and Weyland-Yutani act like enormous nation-states, controlling vast swaths of territory and commanding armies.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
But guerrilla fighters have defeated much more powerful armies, including in Algeria, Vietnam, and Afghanistan.
—Hannah Rae Armstrong, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for armies
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That would imply three missile-firing battalions and six to nine nuclear-capable ICBMs, such as the Hwasong-15 or Hwasong-18.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Aug. 2025
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While the arc of Agu’s transformation is tragic and the story of the civil war and its battalions of child soldiers is wide in scope, the power of the novel lies in its immersion.—
Katie Kitamura
August 21,
Literary Hub,
21 Aug. 2025
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Getty Images Warmer temperatures in the English Channel, where the Paluel plant draws from, mean that conditions for jellyfish reproduction are far easier, and there are more swarms present in the water to potentially disrupt the energy network.—
Theo Burman
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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The image portrays a man battling over food scraps with swarms of flies indifferent to their invasion of his territory.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Fourth-and-8 isn’t really a great spot to risk a turnover on downs, but with kickoff touchbacks placing teams at the 35-yard line, a turnover at the 39-yard line isn’t particularly damning by comparison.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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TeamSmile is a nonprofit organization that brings oral health professionals together with professional sports teams to help deliver oral health procedures to underserved children.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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Like legions of dreamers before him, McGuirk started on film and TV sets as a PA, an often thankless job where random castigations from members of the cast or crew can be par for the course.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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First making her way through Nashville's country music scene before transitioning her sound to pop, skyrocketing into superstardom with legions of Swifties to show for it.—
Joyce Orlando,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Aug. 2025
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This time it was set in a fantasy world where the player controls an elf whose race is fighting off hordes of otherworldly monsters.—
Joshua Lamb,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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After walking the red carpet, Elordi and Isaac gamely stopped for selfies and autographs with the hordes of fans outside the theater.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
30 Aug. 2025
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Trump’s grandiose displays of brute force—the massing of weapons of war and platoons of masked, unidentified combat fighters targeting the very civilian populations they are commissioned to protect—does not bring reassurance.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
25 Aug. 2025
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Russian assault platoons are rushing behind ukrainian lines.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Aug. 2025
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On Tuesday night, the Nepali army deployed troops to restore order after prominent government buildings were set on fire, politicians were attacked and violent clashes erupted between protesters and government forces.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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On top of that, the Wawa Foundation also sends care packages to troops, and the employees can receive tuition assistance.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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About 20,000 university students, throngs of enthusiastic visiting alumni, and the bustling tourist traffic ensure Boone has no slow season.—
Sheri Castle,
Southern Living,
31 Aug. 2025
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Of course, this stat includes the myriad styles of chardonnay, even if our collective imagination pictures throngs of stereotypical oaky chard drinkers clinking glasses while snacking on sticks of butter.—
Devin Parr,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Armies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armies. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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