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Recent Examples of commando
Male actors have a habit of going commando to costume fittings.
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
Sklenar is playing the commando.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
In a plot that echoes that of their last film, The Beekeeper, Statham stars as an ex-commando who’s since turned a new leaf as a construction worker.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2025
Habib Diallo, a 60-year-old former army commando, said attending the sermons and discussions with the imam taught him about the risks of home births.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2025
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
Sklenar is playing the commando.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
In a plot that echoes that of their last film, The Beekeeper, Statham stars as an ex-commando who’s since turned a new leaf as a construction worker.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2025
Habib Diallo, a 60-year-old former army commando, said attending the sermons and discussions with the imam taught him about the risks of home births.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commando
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According to the Hindu, local eyewitnesses have said that the elephant attacks mostly at night while people are sleeping, and residents have been using firecrackers and patrol teams to keep the animal away from heavily populated areas.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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During his time in Iraq, Ross was a machine gunner on a combat logistical patrol team, court documents show.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
10 Jan. 2026
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Millions couldn’t escape the raiders on the continent.—
Laurent Dubois,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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Set two-hundred years after atomic armageddon, residents of Vault-Tec’s network of luxury fallout habitats begin to explore the radioactive territory outside their shelters and discover a nightmarish world of militant factions, irradiated creatures, vicious raiders, and feral monsters.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
16 Dec. 2025
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The pair later designed pieces for various regiments of the Royal Guards, the sentries protecting Buckingham Palace and St James’s Palace in London.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Reenactors portraying British sentries were bum-rushed by a swarm of whooping Green Mountain Boys.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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Erickson was an Army infantryman from May 2021 to November 2024, an Army spokesperson, Lt. Col. Ruth Castro, told NBC News.—
Greg Hanlon,
PEOPLE,
15 Dec. 2025
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Rubio, from the small town near Sacramento, was an infantryman assigned to the 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division and had just joined the service in January.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
5 Dec. 2025
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An outrageous ambition, given that he was stuck in an outpost whose end had been decreed a few months earlier by the very men who had created and funded it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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There are two restaurants (one helmed by Jean-Georges Vongerichten, the other, an outpost of the Parisian mainstay Caviar Kaspia), as well as a playful array of amenities, from a pavement hotdog stand to a yacht for sailing trips on the Hudson.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
11 Jan. 2026
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The spa is notable, too, with its treatments built around Biologique Recherche’s concentrated botanical and marine-based products.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 Dec. 2025
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Cameron was drawn to Worthington’s raw intensity to play the tough space marine, and the actor’s screen test with co-star Zoe Saldaña sealed the deal.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Dec. 2025
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Baristas at Starbucks cafes across the country are holding pickets this week as part of a collective push for a union contract, and Phoenix workers are joining in.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Where will Starbucks Workers United hold rallies and pickets?—
Mike Snider,
Louisville Courier Journal,
27 Oct. 2025
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Check with a local ranger for special warnings.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
4 Jan. 2026
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Visitors are encouraged not to bring outside firewood to help prevent the spread of invasive pests; bundles can be purchased at the concession or ranger station.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Dec. 2025
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“Commando.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commando. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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