Thesaurus results for INFANTRIES

infantry

noun

Definition of infantry

as in army

the part of an army that has soldiers who fight on foot He joined the infantry after leaving school. The infantry is coming.

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Recent Examples of infantry An Army unit based in Europe was building its own drones before LaNeve directed it to end its efforts and return to being a traditional infantry battalion, officials said in August. — Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 An Army unit based in Europe that was specializing in drone warfare has been directed to end its efforts to learn and use the battlefield technology and return to being a traditional infantry battalion, officials said Thursday. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026 In his first enlistment in the infantry, Capers stormed a beach south of Beirut, Lebanon, in 1958, with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines. — Ethan Rocke, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026 His force included disciplined infantry supported by artillery. — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for infantry

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Children—a rare sight at Trancoso’s small, intimate pousadas but welcome here—are kept busy by a discreet army of private nannies and hotel monitors.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Ted gives him an army man like Henry gave Ted when Ted first moved across the pond.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of army

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Israel says four of its soldiers have been killed by militants in Gaza over the same period.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
The film, which won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival, sees the pair interview Israeli intelligence officers and soldiers (faces concealed, voices digitally altered) on rooftops in Tel Aviv about the civilian death toll in Gaza.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of soldiers

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Beating Alabama would vault them up even higher in the ranks and silence some of the naysayers.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Argentina, a Group of 20 nation of 46 million people home to a vast Patagonian wilderness and culturally vibrant capital, is set to become the first South American country to join their ranks.

— Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of ranks

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Most of the 54,000 US troops in Japan, and 70% of their military facilities, are based on the island.

— Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 7 Oct. 2026
Restricting the ability of troops to leave military bases and interact with the local community is a common response by military leaders to major crimes.

— Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of troops

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Allison Fluke-Ekren, a former Kansas resident who had already organized an Islamic State group women’s center in Raqqa, became the battalion’s leader and organizer.

— Sara Harmouch, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
By storing blood in two battalion chief vehicles, paramedics are able to begin transfusions at the scene of a severe bleeding emergency instead of having to wait until the victim arrives at a hospital.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of battalion

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