GALLOWGLASSES Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

gallowglasses

noun

plural of gallowglass

as in gendarmes

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Noun

Another 170 gendarmes, or law enforcement officers, have also been dispatched to the region to support the firefighting effort.

— Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Enter Orsolya, who shows up at the door with some gendarmes and an official eviction notice and gives Ion twenty minutes to quit the premises.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026

Definition of gendarmes

Noun

Both junior investment bankers and senior banking veterans—including former Morgan Stanley managing director Alisha Lehr just last month—are among OpenAI’s latest recruits.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
Smart’s Georgia teams have produced 84 draft picks and 21 first-round selections over his 10 years leading the program, including 63 draft picks and 15 first-rounders over the past six years with his recruits in place.

— Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of recruits

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The champions are expected to have racked up English record revenues last season but were also the division’s biggest net spenders a year ago, at £268million.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
But her long and complicated relationship with the Ukrainian folk hero Klitschko — regarded by many boxing insiders as one of the most physically and mentally dominant heavyweight champions of all time — was less known to casual fans.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026

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The country announced that new conscripts from the Schleswig Infantry will deploy to Greenland for an exercise this month.

— Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 Aug. 2026
But now that this system is reaching its limits, the regime is preparing to switch back to conscription—this time relying on electronic draft notices that are quieter and can be sent out year-round to thousands of potential conscripts.

— Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026

Definition of conscripts

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Chop Robinson, Patrick Paul, Jaylen Wright, Malik Washington and Tahj Washington are the draftees who remain from the 2024 class.

— Omar Kelly August 3, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026
Things often change when the pads come on, but the rookie draftees are off to a promising start.

— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of draftees

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