GALLOWGLASSES Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

gallowglasses

noun

plural of gallowglass

as in gendarmes

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Noun

Almost 2,400 people were arrested, while nearly 1,000 police officers and gendarmes were injured, according to the Interior Ministry.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026
More than 500 police officers, gendarmes and firefighters were injured, the AP reported, citing Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez.

— Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of gendarmes

Noun

The report concludes that Russia violated the recruits’ fundamental human rights, including the rights to life, freedom, health, and to be treated humanely.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
Never mind the rows of recruits at Saturday’s victory, and forget for a moment about the fans who are slowly finding their way back to the Rose Bowl for Bruins football games.

— Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of recruits

Noun

The host Seahawks, defending Super Bowl champions, held the Chiefs without a touchdown in a 20-3 drubbing at raucous Lumen Field.

— Jeff Rosen, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
European champions Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava won the pairs event despite a heavy fall for Metelkina on a throw triple loop.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of champions

Noun

After waiting and learning behind veterans such as James and Anthony Davis, Reaves is now an undisputed top-two player on the Lakers.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
The catastrophic exit from Afghanistan was devastating to many veterans who had served there.

— Azadeh Moaveni, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of veterans

Noun

At the same time, Sobyanin, who is widely seen as a pragmatist, has rebuffed calls by Russian hawks for a broad mobilization of conscripts and putting the entire economy on a war footing.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Peyr’s book was inspired by the real case of the disappeared of Mourmelon, in which a number of young men, most of them military conscripts, went missing over several years in the 1980s.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of conscripts

Noun

Rose is one of three 2026 draftees on the initial AFL rosters, along with the Cubs’ Myles Bailey (second round, compensation pick) and the Giants’ Dalton Wentz (16th round).

— Keith Law, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
From players with some NHL experience like forwards Kenny Connors and Jared Wright to 2026 draftees such as center Liam Levebvre, defenseman Adam Goljer and goalie Yegor Rybkin, Kings fans can get a glimpse of the near and more distant future alike.

— Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of draftees

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