1
2
as in raider
Related Words
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of commando
The actress, 68, spoke with PEOPLE following the release of her new sci-fi action movie Osiris, which sees a group of commandos, abducted by an alien race, in a daring fight for survival.
—
Rachel Raposas, People.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Not long after, the rogue commandos again betrayed their employers, struck out on their own, and formed a rival cartel.
—Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025
Israeli commandos raided the vessels, killing nine Turkish activists and spurring an onslaught of global criticism.
—Cnn’s Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 27 July 2025
Judd Apatow produced this parody of action movies, which stars Sandler as the titular Zohan, an Israeli counterterrorism commando who moves to America to fulfill his dream of becoming a hairdresser.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 26 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for commando
Rachel Raposas, People.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Not long after, the rogue commandos again betrayed their employers, struck out on their own, and formed a rival cartel.
—Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025
Israeli commandos raided the vessels, killing nine Turkish activists and spurring an onslaught of global criticism.
—Cnn’s Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 27 July 2025
Judd Apatow produced this parody of action movies, which stars Sandler as the titular Zohan, an Israeli counterterrorism commando who moves to America to fulfill his dream of becoming a hairdresser.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 26 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for commando
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commando
Noun
-
The city’s announcement came after weeks of speculation about the arrival of the guard, following reports in September that federal forces and state highway patrol officers had begun operating in Memphis.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
-
Norris portrays the cunning and relentless Chief Dennison, with Tripp as Liz Bradley, a border patrol agent with a true-north moral compass, in her first major film role.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Its namesake, cattleman Oliver Loving, was shot by a band of raiders during a cattle drive in 1866, and died of shock a few days later after a doctor didn’t amputate his gangrenous arm.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
-
All of them have been broken into by raiders over the centuries, their walls smashed or lids prised off despite once being locked shut with metal clasps.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Reenactors portraying British sentries were bum-rushed by a swarm of whooping Green Mountain Boys.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
-
But now, as California enters what is historically the most dangerous part of fire season — the end of summer before the first major rains — lone human sentries have largely given way to a new type of fire lookout on mountain tops: high-tech cameras.—
Paul Rogers,
Boston Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Decker was an Army infantryman from March 2013 to July 2021, according to FOX 13.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
-
Decker was an infantryman in the Army from March 2013 to July 2021, including a deployment in Afghanistan.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
O’Connor stars as Jud Duplencity, a priest sent to a remote outpost in Upstate New York, who becomes a kind of sidekick to Blanc in solving the mystery.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
11 Oct. 2025
-
Donna Karan was the guest of honor Thursday night at a seated dinner for the Glasswing gala at Cipriani’s lower Broadway outpost.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Sugarcane is a very efficient ethanol crop, which isn't grown in the Amazon, and Brazil has a strong sustainability agenda in both energy and marine.—
Michaila Byrne,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
-
That clash in the Spratlys near Second Thomas Shoal, on which Philippine marines are stationed in a rusting World War II naval vessel, left a Filipino crewman missing a thumb.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
While searching Wallen, an officer pulled out a pocket knife from his front picket.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Oct. 2025
-
Ellis also says that the local is planning some coordinated action to protest Disney’s decision, including an informational picket to let the public know about its concerns, though nothing is set in stone quite yet.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Check with a local ranger for special warnings.—
Paloma Chavez,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Oct. 2025
-
However, visitor centers, ranger programs, and maintenance services will be suspended in many places, while most of the agency’s approximately 16,000 employees are expected to be furloughed.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
1 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Commando.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commando. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share