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 Israel has carried out hundreds of airstrikes around Syria after the ouster of former President Bashar Assad in late 2024, mainly destroying army assets to keep them out of the hands of his successors. — Arkansas Online, 23 Aug. 2026 Pakistan’s army chief to visit Tehran Iran said Pakistan’s army chief, Asim Munir, would visit Tehran on Monday as part of efforts to restore peace and security in the region, but gave few details. — Reuters, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026 It was constructed in 1897 as part of the area’s military campus, and over time was used as an army depot, a butcher shop, an animal-feed store and a mailroom. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026 People forget that the army works for the government and does not do anything on its own. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 21 Aug. 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
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  • An Orange County fire battalion chief has been suspended from his post after he was arrested Friday in a prostitution sting by the Altamonte Springs Police Department, Orange County Fire Rescue confirmed Tuesday.
    — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Originally constructed in the 1860s to house two battalions of the British Army, Chelsea Barracks served as an important military base for more than 140 years before being decommissioned in 2008.
    — Nick Scott, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026
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  • The cows made their way to the altar — with the handlers helping to guide them with hay — through throngs of people and a few mascots sitting in seats and lined up on the streets, who stopped by just to see the unique occasion.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Officers also described the throng of parents searching for children and spouses who worked at the school, including a woman who said her husband had grabbed their child and hidden near an ice machine in the basement of the church.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026
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  • To get to bowl eligibility, Belichick’s team was going to need to pull at least one upset.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Conner joined the team on Monday and Bennett on Wednesday, in large part because injuries had left Miami short-handed at tight end and running back.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
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  • Gerasimov also claimed Russian troops had overcome the first defensive line of the Sloviansk-Kramatorsk fortified region in certain areas and that operations were currently advancing along a 160-kilometer front.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Some of those attacks have killed and wounded American troops.
    — Emma Burrows, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
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  • The growth of agentic AI and the rise of cyber hacks orchestrated by agents are forcing companies to invest in more tools to manage swarms of new identities.
    — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
  • This phrase is a complicated way of simply acknowledging the fact that Pluto sits within the Kuiper Belt, a vast swarm of bodies that go around the sun in similar orbits beyond Neptune.
    — Mike Brown, Scientific American, 24 Aug. 2026
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  • So far, season 11’s workplace dynamic and charismatic crew have elevated it above the low standard set by consecutive middling seasons across the Below Deck franchise.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Through its Lux East arm, Lux Angeles is attempting to create a bridge between Hollywood and Thailand to access the latter’s country’s production infrastructure, crews, locations, and tax incentives.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of crew
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  • Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise, which traces its roots to 1954, involved around 18,000 Korean troops and an undisclosed number of American soldiers this year.
    — Lisa Kim, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The good news is the world has not seen a successful military coup since November of last year, when soldiers deposed the president of Guinea-Bissau on the coast of West Africa.
    — Keith B. Richburg, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2026
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  • Hvar banned its circuit of thumping DJ parties in 2024 in an effort to rebrand itself, but August’s high tourist season in Hvar Town still draws heavy crowds.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026
  • So too the buzz around the event last year and this, with first-round matches in 2025 attracting large and engrossed crowds.
    — James Hansen, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
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