as in armies
a large body of men and women organized for land warfare
the nation's battalions were forced to fight on two fronts simultaneously
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Recent Examples of battalions
Top-tier television used to entice movie stars with the promise of meaty roles and superlative writing; 2025 television enlists battalions of Oscar winners by waving around a script based on a mid-tier best seller and the prospect of a couple of months on location in Nantucket.
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025
Firefighters quickly called more engines and battalions as the blaze grew.
—Briauna Brown, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Petula says there are stories about a mythical cat that stalks the woods near the battlefields at night, and tales of entire battalions of Confederate soldier ghosts roaming the military park.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
One’s impression is suddenly modified by the casual strength his handshake conveys, and rightly so, for beneath the elegant lines of his suit are hidden a hard body and the stamina of 10 battalions.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Avivi said that gathering information on Hamas terrorists and the organization’s structure has been an ongoing effort for years, including mapping platoons, companies, and battalions, as well as identifying commanders.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
The future belongs to a smaller pool of elite innovators — not vast back-office battalions.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
For some battalions, including Prickly’s, this represents a sea change.
—Tamar Jacoby, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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
Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025
Firefighters quickly called more engines and battalions as the blaze grew.
—Briauna Brown, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Petula says there are stories about a mythical cat that stalks the woods near the battlefields at night, and tales of entire battalions of Confederate soldier ghosts roaming the military park.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
One’s impression is suddenly modified by the casual strength his handshake conveys, and rightly so, for beneath the elegant lines of his suit are hidden a hard body and the stamina of 10 battalions.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Avivi said that gathering information on Hamas terrorists and the organization’s structure has been an ongoing effort for years, including mapping platoons, companies, and battalions, as well as identifying commanders.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
The future belongs to a smaller pool of elite innovators — not vast back-office battalions.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
For some battalions, including Prickly’s, this represents a sea change.
—Tamar Jacoby, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for battalions
armies
Noun
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Gandalf did not lead the armies of men.—
Jonny Thomson,
Big Think,
19 Jan. 2026
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Instead of kings and queens cunningly maneuvering their armies against their enemies, there’s only an ox of a man and a bald little boy, neither of whom exhibits a clearly superior intellect.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Battalions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battalions. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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