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Recent Examples of infantry
The Marine Corps said Rubio was trained as an infantry rifleman and was assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.
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David Chiu, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
Rubio joined the Marine Corps in January, trained as an infantry rifleman and was assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Trehubov added that drone warfare is shaping the battle, with both sides using unmanned systems to target infantry.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Ukraine lacks sufficient numbers of combat-ready infantry, and its drones are not able to fully defend against the Russian onslaught.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2025
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David Chiu, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
Rubio joined the Marine Corps in January, trained as an infantry rifleman and was assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Trehubov added that drone warfare is shaping the battle, with both sides using unmanned systems to target infantry.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Ukraine lacks sufficient numbers of combat-ready infantry, and its drones are not able to fully defend against the Russian onslaught.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infantry
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America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers … but baseball has marked the time.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
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According to sources, confronting the unit directly would require the simultaneous deployment of at least four army brigades.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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Among the deceased were colonels, lieutenants, majors and captains and some reserve soldiers, ranging in age from 26 to 60, The Associated Press reported.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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And those soldiers will come from Connecticut and the other 49 states and the territories and the district.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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That's not to mention the lower ranks where teams like James Madison or Tulane might find their way into the 12-team field, only to get obliterated in the playoff and lose their coaches and half their players to Power Five schools along the way.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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On Tuesday, Cuba released their names, ranks and ages.—
Greg Norman-Diamond,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Truckloads of cookies were unloaded Wednesday afternoon at the Shelly Ridge Service Center in Lafayette Hill, where thousands of boxes will be distributed to local Girl Scout troops ahead of sales beginning next week.—
Madeleine Wright,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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The annual fundraiser gives troops the opportunity to sell boxes for their troop and develop life skills like goal-setting, decision-making, money management and business ethics.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Jan. 2026
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Some deputy chiefs and battalion chiefs protested the move, but Courser stood firm.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Jan. 2026
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His cousin, the late Ed Brand, was a battalion chief for the Oak Lawn Fire Department.—
Janice Neumann,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Infantry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infantry. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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