Thesaurus results for DETACHMENTS

detachments

noun

plural of detachment

as in patrols

a small military unit with a special task or function the general sent a detachment ahead to scout the enemy's position

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Recent Examples of detachments His career spanned roles as Naval Security Group detachments in Japan and San Diego. —

Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026 Additional police resources were deployed to the area from neighboring detachments, along with the North District Emergency Response Team. —

Alexandra Koch , Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 11 Feb. 2026 The Israeli military has amassed two major groups of armored vehicles in Sheikh Radwan, to the north of Gaza City, according to the imagery, with additional detachments of armored vehicles stationed along roads that lead toward Israel. —

CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025 Although the much smaller Michino’o/Togitsu metal foundry detachments could not compete with the Ōhashi unit in terms of sheer noise and numbers, these girls were in high spirits this fine and yet‑too‑hot hot morning. —

Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025

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Surrounded by some of the state capital’s oldest buildings, the Green is where troops once assembled during the American Revolution and where suffragettes campaigned for women’s rights.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
According to the Museum, more than 150,000 troops participated in the invasion, one of the largest amphibious military operations in history and a pivotal step toward the liberation of Western Europe.

— Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 7 June 2026