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Recent Examples of commando
Her burgeoning operation happens to coincide with the plans of eponymous, Nazi-scalping commando unit, which has become the scourge of the Third Reich.
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Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
If investigators find that the two men underwent ISIS commando training in southern Mindanao island, that could point to a level of centralized coordination that investigators haven’t seen from ISIS in years.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 20 Dec. 2025
Last time around, decommissioned Finnish army commando Aatami Korpi (Tommila) only wanted to be left alone as WW2 wound down.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 21 Nov. 2025
One of the officers, a special-forces commando who discussed the operation on condition of anonymity, recalls lying in the pitch-dark belly of a river barge alongside dozens of his comrades, all of them armed to the hilt, eyeing one another through night-vision goggles.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
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Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
If investigators find that the two men underwent ISIS commando training in southern Mindanao island, that could point to a level of centralized coordination that investigators haven’t seen from ISIS in years.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 20 Dec. 2025
Last time around, decommissioned Finnish army commando Aatami Korpi (Tommila) only wanted to be left alone as WW2 wound down.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 21 Nov. 2025
One of the officers, a special-forces commando who discussed the operation on condition of anonymity, recalls lying in the pitch-dark belly of a river barge alongside dozens of his comrades, all of them armed to the hilt, eyeing one another through night-vision goggles.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commando
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Bovino joined the Border Patrol in 1996 and was named chief patrol agent of the El Centro Sector of Southern California in 2020, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
28 Jan. 2026
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Today, his office oversees full-service patrol, investigations, warrant and civil divisions, a 400-bed facility and nearly 200 employees.—
Angela George,
Sioux Falls Argus Leader,
28 Jan. 2026
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February has a larger update, Shrouded Sky, which introduces a new map condition, ARC threat, player project, raider deck, expedition window and a map update.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Nor did their eyes shed tears over the burning library that raiders furnished with the ashes of seven thousand books, which the novelist Mamdouh Azzam had collected over fifty years inside his house in Suwayda.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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Kochab is the brighter of the two outer stars in the bowl of the Little Dipper (the other being Pherkad), which seem to march in a circle like sentries around Polaris, the North Star.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
14 Dec. 2025
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The incident occurred while one of the Royal Canadian Navy’s Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIB) was returning from its sentry duties off Bentinck Island.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
10 Dec. 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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The lakeside metropolis’ green cred gets an eco-luxe boost with this first Canadian outpost of the 1 Hotels brand.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Jan. 2026
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The diner currently operates outposts in downtown Austin, Oltorf Street and Burnet Road.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
29 Jan. 2026
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Other charges accuse Yoon of manipulating the investigation into a marine’s drowning in 2023 and receiving free opinion surveys from an election broker in return for a political favor.—
Hyung-Jin Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
16 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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Or are the neighbor's dogs enjoying the gap between two pickets?—
Josh Kelly,
Oklahoman,
16 Jan. 2026
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The two were invited by Blue Cross to relocate the 30-minute picket — which featured a brief but coordinated step-tap dance number — from a grassy easement.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
3 Dec. 2025
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Less than an hour from Palm Springs, the Joshua Tree Visitors Center near the west entrance stays busy as the main hub for info, water refilling, souvenirs, and ranger tours.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Jan. 2026
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The pic explores Aragorn’s adventures as a ranger, specifically his quest to capture Gollum between The Hobbit and Fellowship of the Ring, tracking him to keep the Ring’s location from Sauron.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Commando.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commando. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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