army

noun

ˈär-mē How to pronounce army (audio)
Definition of armynext
1
as in battalion
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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2
as in throng
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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3
as in team
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 army As a kid, Neill's parents were in the army, and his father's family owned a vineyard. — Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 13 July 2026 After he was exonerated, Dreyfus rejoined the French army and served in World War I. — Masha MacPherson, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026 No mention has been publicly released as to how many Falcon sets the army gets for its money. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026 During the Roman Civil War, Cato led a Republican army through the deserts of Libya, where his soldiers encountered heat, sand, and the various spawn of Medusa. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for army
Recent Examples of Synonyms for army
  1. battalion
  2. throng
  3. team
  4. troops
  5. swarm
  6. crew
  7. soldiers
  8. crowd
Noun
  • The battalion was once again redeployed to the West Bank 30 days later after undergoing an education seminar and additional training.
    — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
  • The Israeli army built another five battalions of soldiers who were never engaged in service or finished their service and wish to return to duty.
    — Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
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  • That’s why Fox Sports frequently showed the throng of fans in KC celebrating during games.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
  • Given the throng of big names at Tuesday’s match, there should be no shortage of dignitary shots with Messi in town Wednesday.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of throng
Noun
  • Members of the Purple City Genetics team teach passersby about the science and art of breeding marijuana, while providing advice to budding home growers and selling plant starts.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 19 July 2026
  • And maybe England’s national team did save all of its fans who made it to the match.
    — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 19 July 2026
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  • Fedorov, previously Ukraine’s minister for digital transformation, had been in the job for just six months and was popular among troops for improving pay and frontline rotations.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • In October, Canberra signed a defence deal with Papua New Guinea – the most populous South Pacific nation – granting it access to PNG’s military facilities and troops.
    — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 16 July 2026
Definition of troops
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  • Tehran has leaned on this asymmetric approach for decades, betting that a swarm of small, hard-to-detect boats can offset its lack of larger, more advanced submarines.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026
  • Less than two months later a swarm of earthquakes ripped along the ridge.
    — Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 8 July 2026
Definition of swarm
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  • The crew aboard the vessel that was reportedly struck in the Strait of Hormuz Monday has abandoned the ship and are currently in a lifeboat, the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) center said in an update early Tuesday local time.
    — Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • After a couple of rounds of throwing up and an evaluation by the doctor, Coop is okay, but the whole thing puts a fright into the crew, and especially into Joy.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 July 2026
Definition of crew
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  • The 1990s were a period of instability across the country, including in Goma, which saw periods of widespread looting that started with mutinous security forces and during which soldiers terrorized the population.
    — Chinatsu Tsuji, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026
  • In his latest casualty update in February, Zelenskyy said Ukraine had lost at least 55,000 soldiers killed since 2022.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Definition of soldiers
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  • Tuesday’s game had a crowd at Sundance Square of a few hundred, with a strong mix between France and Spain fans.
    — Cal Phillips Updated July 14, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • The picture of Cardinals cool, Walker chased down Kyle Schwarber, shut up a rambunctious Philly crowd and introduced himself to a much wider baseball world.
    — Dan Gelston, AJC.com, 14 July 2026
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