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Recent Examples of guardsman
According to three officials briefed on the investigation, the suspect first fired at a guardsman standing only a few feet away, then shot at another who tried to take cover behind a bus stop shelter.
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
The names of the guardsmen have not yet been released, per the New York Times.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
The Indiana National Guard wants to enhance some guardsmen's role as police officers during times of civil unrest, as debates about the military's role in policing play out nationwide.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 21 Nov. 2025
By contrast with central Washington, residents of Ward 8 in the city's southeast - the area with the highest crime rate - said there was not a guardsman in sight.
—Tim Reid, Reuters, 24 Aug. 2025
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
The names of the guardsmen have not yet been released, per the New York Times.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
The Indiana National Guard wants to enhance some guardsmen's role as police officers during times of civil unrest, as debates about the military's role in policing play out nationwide.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 21 Nov. 2025
By contrast with central Washington, residents of Ward 8 in the city's southeast - the area with the highest crime rate - said there was not a guardsman in sight.
—Tim Reid, Reuters, 24 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guardsman
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With 20,000 troops and tens of thousands of allied militiamen, Turkey has controlled significant swathes of territory across five northern Syrian provinces since 2016.—
Kamran Bokhari,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The president led 15,000 federalized militiamen from Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania into the west—though no rebel army materialized to oppose them.—
Time,
Time,
2 July 2025
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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
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Both versions of semaglutide slow digestion, which can cause gastrointestinal (GI) upset.—
Jenna Anderson,
Health,
7 Jan. 2026
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Keep in mind that aloe vera formulations also vary, and some can cause side effects, such as GI upset.—
Sara Hoffman,
Verywell Health,
31 Dec. 2025
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Lambert High School junior Anushka Nag didn't grow up dreaming of becoming an elite archer — but one summer activity changed everything.—
Sam Crenshaw,
CBS News,
28 Nov. 2025
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Compatible signs: Capricorn Taurus Cancer Sagittarius: November 22 – December 21 Sagittarius is a fire sign, symbolized the archer.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
26 Nov. 2025
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Rodríguez is a hard-line leftist with deeply anti-American views learned from her father, a Marxist guerrilla commander who died at the hands of Venezuelan security forces.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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Such an action, therefore, would not guarantee compliance from civilians and would likely lead to long-term guerrilla actions.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Guardsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guardsman. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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