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Recent Examples of guardsman
The guardsmen are identified as: 30-year-old Michael Vincent Bray, 30-year-old Perry Wray Woodland, and 36-year-od Deni Lynn Draper.
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James Powel, USA Today, 21 May 2025
One day, while the band was on tour and riots were unfolding across the nation, the band was accosted by guardsmen while stopping for gas in a Michigan town under curfew.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 10 June 2025
But the guardsmen, who all came from the Sacramento area, ended up siding with the strikers, Deverell said, some even leaving their posts to drink lemonade with them.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2025
The 2,000 guardsmen called up for duty is double the number that were assigned by local authorities to respond to much wider protests that erupted throughout Los Angeles in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder in 2020.
—Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
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James Powel, USA Today, 21 May 2025
One day, while the band was on tour and riots were unfolding across the nation, the band was accosted by guardsmen while stopping for gas in a Michigan town under curfew.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 10 June 2025
But the guardsmen, who all came from the Sacramento area, ended up siding with the strikers, Deverell said, some even leaving their posts to drink lemonade with them.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2025
The 2,000 guardsmen called up for duty is double the number that were assigned by local authorities to respond to much wider protests that erupted throughout Los Angeles in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder in 2020.
—Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guardsman
Noun
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In the early morning on April 19, 1775, Capt. John Parker led 77 local militiamen and faced arriving British troops.—
Kristin L. Wolfe,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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That summer, Robert Morris—the lawyer who had been organizing Black militiamen in Boston, to no avail—asked Sumner for a favor.—
Zaakir Tameez
June 11,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2025
Noun
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Perhaps they were rejected earlier under Ohio’s regular unemployment system and didn’t realize a new one is now available for lower-wage workers and people such as free-lancers who report income on IRS 1099 forms.—
Rich Exner,
cleveland,
4 June 2020
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The empire specializes in magic, the kingdom focuses on lancers, while the alliance touts the best archers.—
Gieson Cacho,
The Mercury News,
26 July 2019
Noun
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There is of course some truth to those who would emphasize the revolutionary nature of the minutemen and soldiers of George Washington's Continental Army.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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Eight colonial militiamen, also known as minutemen, were killed and others were wounded.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Born in Chicago in 1930, Libin served two years in the army and went on to graduate from Columbia University on the GI Bill.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
29 June 2025
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But gastrointestinal absorption of the drug can be thwarted by GI troubles, which the man had.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 June 2025
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Nothing can stand in the way of the archer expressing themselves.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
3 July 2025
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Her skills as a high-level archer, her medical knowledge as a traveling dialysis technician and her horticultural training proved crucial to her survival.—
Viola Flowers,
NBC news,
17 May 2025
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Local media have linked some of the attacks to a faction of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), a once-powerful guerrilla group, per BBC and NBC News.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
11 June 2025
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While Chávez consistently denied involvement in drug trafficking, his administration fostered ties with guerrilla organizations and was accused of shielding FARC leaders and cocaine shipments.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2025
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“Guardsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guardsman. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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