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Recent Examples of infantry
In the winter of 1967-68, as a second lieutenant, I was stationed at Fort Jackson in South Carolina as an advanced infantry training officer.
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Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
The mixture of high-tech drones and World War I-style trench fighting has seen small groups of infantry — often just two or three soldiers — try to infiltrate enemy positions into towns flattened by Russian heavy artillery and glide bombs.
—ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
Created in 1872 as a specialized mountain infantry unit, just a decade after Italy’s founding, the Alpini defended the newborn nation against powerful neighbors across the Alps.
—New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
The aide, Colonel Dave Butler, a former infantry officer, is a longtime leader in Army public affairs (not a specialty Hegseth embraces) who worked closely with the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley (whom Hegseth despises).
—Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
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Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
The mixture of high-tech drones and World War I-style trench fighting has seen small groups of infantry — often just two or three soldiers — try to infiltrate enemy positions into towns flattened by Russian heavy artillery and glide bombs.
—ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
Created in 1872 as a specialized mountain infantry unit, just a decade after Italy’s founding, the Alpini defended the newborn nation against powerful neighbors across the Alps.
—New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
The aide, Colonel Dave Butler, a former infantry officer, is a longtime leader in Army public affairs (not a specialty Hegseth embraces) who worked closely with the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley (whom Hegseth despises).
—Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infantry
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Also Tuesday, an Israeli strike killed a Lebanese soldier, the Lebanese army said, bringing the number of troops killed there to five since the conflict began.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
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By Sunday, October 6, Zelig’s family had gathered a small army to search for him.—
Veronica Fulton,
NBC news,
11 Mar. 2026
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Arad's wife urged Israel's leaders not to endanger the lives of Israeli soldiers in their search to bring home his body.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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And on Friday, eight Israeli soldiers were wounded by Hezbollah fire, according to the Israel Defense Forces.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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The appointment represented a closing of ranks among Iran’s leadership even as the war on the Islamic Republic continues into its second week.—
Ramin Mostaghim,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Stordalen, who is based in Oslo, has led initiatives that include prioritizing in-person conversations and bringing psychologists into the company’s ranks.—
Lale Arikoglu,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 Mar. 2026
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That led to Israel sending troops across the border while bombing the Lebanese capital.—
Franco Ordoñez,
NPR,
7 Mar. 2026
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And naive, especially after the Soviet Union spent a decade fighting in Afghanistan to put communist allies in charge, before withdrawing its troops in 1989 amid failure.—
Jill Lawrence,
Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The headquarters staff and the regimental battalion commanders who were in conference with them at the time have been killed by one shell.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Mar. 2026
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The Marines, the only service with a command structure for its wounded warrior program, has two battalions, one at Camp Pendleton and the other at Camp Lejeune.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Infantry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infantry. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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