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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commando
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Metro Nashville mounted patrol officer Michael Douglas squeezed a three-foot-long rubber chicken, producing an increasingly louder and closer screeching sound to try and provoke a 1,700-pound Clydesdale named Ross.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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The city unveiled four utility terrain vehicles and four patrol bikes that were rolled out along transit lines this week.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Oct. 2025
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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
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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
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Aside from scouting, sending messages or sentry duty, some dogs were trained for direct combat.—
Vic Verbalaitis,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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Rows of lights stood like sentries above, adorned with flat visors that guided the glow onto the action.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Twin Cities,
21 Aug. 2025
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Decker was an Army infantryman from March 2013 to July 2021, according to FOX 13.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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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
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This Pascagoula favorite, which has since spawned two additional outposts, is best known for their overstuffed po’boys.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
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Abu Dhabi has New York University, Qatar’s Education City hosts Cornell, Carnegie Mellon, and Georgetown, and Dubai plans to open an outpost of the University of Pennsylvania’s medical school in 2027.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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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
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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
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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
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Curse words flew out of her mouth like closed fists, but no one could hear her because the picket is sound-proof.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Check with a local ranger for special warnings.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Heskett was hired as a seasonal Colorado Parks and Wildlife ranger in March, roughly eight months after resigning from Lafayette.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Commando.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commando. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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