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Recent Examples of guardsman
The president can request governors to deploy guardsmen for federal missions.
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Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
The decision to deploy over 4,200 guardsmen and 700 Marines to Southern California cost $71 million in food and other basic goods, $37 million for wages and salaries, $4 million in logistical supplies, $3.5 million in travel and $1.5 million demobilization costs, according to Newsom’s office.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 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
Nearly 2,000 guardsmen from D.C. and six states have been mobilized to support Trump's mission at the nation's capital.
—ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
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Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
The decision to deploy over 4,200 guardsmen and 700 Marines to Southern California cost $71 million in food and other basic goods, $37 million for wages and salaries, $4 million in logistical supplies, $3.5 million in travel and $1.5 million demobilization costs, according to Newsom’s office.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 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
Nearly 2,000 guardsmen from D.C. and six states have been mobilized to support Trump's mission at the nation's capital.
—ABC News, 21 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
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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In addition to its slower absorption, sourdough has a lower glycemic index (GI) than white bread.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
5 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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But French leaders nonetheless discouraged longbow use in the following years because these weapons require constant practice, and French leaders worried that a population full of skilled archers would threaten their hold on power.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Oct. 2025
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Standing tall in individual cases are a kneeling archer, a standing archer, an armored warrior, a high-ranking officer and a young attendant.—
Penny E Schwartz,
Oc Register,
20 Sep. 2025
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Born in Caracas, Rodríguez is the daughter of Marxist guerrilla leader Jorge Antonio Rodríguez, a co-founder of the Socialist League.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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The daughter of a Marxist guerilla who rose to notoriety in the 1970s for capturing an American businessman, Rodríguez is adept at embracing contradiction in the name of political expediency.—
Ellie Austin,
Fortune,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Guardsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guardsman. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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