doughboys

plural of doughboy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for doughboys
Noun
  • Thailand said one of its soldiers was killed.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 9 Dec. 2025
  • According to the website, the group is the oldest organization dedicated to male descendants of Confederate soldiers, and aims to preserve the history of the 1861 to 1865.
    JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Barton’s pseudo-scholarship furnished Christian nationalists with valuable ammunition, but the movement needed foot soldiers.
    Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
  • One of Ukraine’s biggest priorities is targeting Russian foot soldiers.
    David Hambling, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Doughboys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doughboys. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster