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Recent Examples of commando
Thus: Arnold and his commando buddies fight an alien — a big, ugly, awesome one created by the Stan Winston studio with mandibles and long hair and the ability to disappear.
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Will Leitch, Vulture, 9 June 2025
The original movie, which premiered in 1987, sees Dutch (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and his team of commandos get hunted through the jungles of Central America by an elusive alien killer.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 6 June 2025
Today in History: May 1, Obama announces killing of Osama bin Laden
President Barack Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden during a U.S. commando operation, which took place in Abbottabad, Pakistan in the early morning hours of May 2 local time.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 May 2025
For all its 2000s era video game trappings, the debut of the clone commandos was gritty and sobering.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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Will Leitch, Vulture, 9 June 2025
The original movie, which premiered in 1987, sees Dutch (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and his team of commandos get hunted through the jungles of Central America by an elusive alien killer.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 6 June 2025
Today in History: May 1, Obama announces killing of Osama bin Laden
President Barack Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden during a U.S. commando operation, which took place in Abbottabad, Pakistan in the early morning hours of May 2 local time.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 May 2025
For all its 2000s era video game trappings, the debut of the clone commandos was gritty and sobering.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commando
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They were first spotted by military patrol and then handed over to the police.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
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Recent immigration sweeps in the Los Angeles area sparked widespread protests and small riots downtown, as people threw rocks at law enforcement and set patrol vehicles on fire, and federal agents responded with tear gas and pepper spray.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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Since the 1990s, the corporate raider has owned a beachfront home off Lily Pond Lane, one of the most expensive streets in East Hampton.—
Andrew Rice,
Curbed,
26 June 2025
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The area had long been a refuge for the Nuba, many of whom are descendants of people who were pushed out of other parts of Sudan by Arab raiders.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
Noun
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The tree had long been a way marker and memory maker: a site of wedding proposals and remembrance ceremonies, a sentry in photos from one-in-a-lifetime family vacations, taped to fridges across the world.—
Amelia Nierenberg,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Anduril makes everything from small drones to sentry towers used to police the U.S.-Mexico border systems to enable pilotless vehicles.—
William Hartung,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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Decker, who was an infantryman in the U.S. Army from March 2013 to July 2021, has training in navigation and survival, authorities said.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2025
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The slick series, populated with young up-and-comer actors led by Austin Butler, Barry Keoghan and Anthony Boyle, follows men from the 100th Bomber Group, who flew dangerous raids into enemy territory and were far more likely than infantrymen to be killed or missing in action.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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The United States has, this year, rapidly increased its air defenses in the region and relies on the air defense capabilities of some partner countries, but smaller U.S. military outposts in Iraq and Syria remain particularly vulnerable.—
Dana Stroul,
Foreign Affairs,
23 June 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Thousands of U.S. service members are stationed at Al Udeid Air Base, the forward headquarters for U.S. Central Command and an important American military outpost on the Persian Gulf.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
23 June 2025
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The company states that movable bridges, such as drawbridges, can cause delays for marine or other traffic when the structures are moved in high heat.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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Sometimes the mission has been fuzzy or concealed: not long after the White House deployed seven hundred marines to Los Angeles, purportedly to help quell the protests against immigration raids, photos spread of them detaining a protester.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
17 June 2025
Noun
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The militancy of the B&N campaign, which involved actions including delegations, practice pickets, and a couple of walkouts, made conditions more favorable for other union campaigns to push back against their bosses.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
24 June 2025
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This is the second high-profile strike from IATSE in less than a week, following a picket in front of a Will Smith music video on May 23 in Los Angeles.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
29 May 2025
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Park rangers found his vehicle parked at Watson Lake State Wildlife Area, northwest of Fort Collins near Bellvue.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
19 June 2025
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Park rangers then undertook a five-day search for the reptile, sharing numerous updates about their quest via Facebook.—
Clare Fisher,
People.com,
17 June 2025
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“Commando.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commando. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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