gallowglasses

noun

plural of gallowglass
as in gendarmes

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  1. gendarmes
  2. recruits
  3. champions
  4. veterans
  5. conscripts
  6. enrollees
  7. draftees
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  • The government has now deployed specialized riot police and mobile gendarmes as authorities struggle to contain the unrest, Le Monde reported.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • During the Paris Commune of 1871, a socialist tailor named Herminie Cadolle experimented with corset design in the hope of allowing women to move around more freely and, presumably, evade the gendarmes.
    — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
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  • Most crime syndicates were more welcoming to Korean recruits, for example, than mainstream corporations were.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Pore’s vision was sold to many players — not just the nine locals — a list that includes many international recruits.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of recruits
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  • According to Hiatt, both pilots include returning champions competing against challengers and a progressive jackpot.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • From Olympic champions to professional basketball players, these athletes have helped shape sports history while opening doors for those who follow.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of champions
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  • Kevin Mayer, the Candle co-founder, has also lamented that digital creators are the future of Hollywood, which could put pressure on some of Candle’s holdings, which have tended to rely on Hollywood veterans like Witherspoon.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
  • There are more training programs, money is going towards new creative voices, and successful veterans are seeing their biggest and boldest ideas backed with the capital to make noise.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of veterans
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  • 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
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  • The Medicare Prescription Payment Plan, which lets enrollees spread costs into monthly installments rather than paying in full at the pharmacy, now automatically renews for 2026 unless the enrollee opts out.
    — Allison Palmer March 3, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
Definition of enrollees
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  • 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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“Gallowglasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallowglasses. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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