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Recent Examples of infantryman
The objective is to take the small encampment at the base of the ridge ahead, which should be simple enough with three squads of four infantrymen.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2025
Abraham was born in New York in 1924 and went on to serve as an infantryman in the U.S. Army in the 1940s before building his fortune on the Thompson Medical Company — which his father, a dentist, bought for $5,000 in 1947.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 14 July 2025
For a British infantryman recovering from a spell on the front line, pretty Vignacourt was full of diversions.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 13 July 2025
Country singer Scotty Hasting, a former Army infantryman who was wounded in Afghanistan, will be performing during the parade along with Nashville's Noah Hicks.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 14 June 2025
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2025
Abraham was born in New York in 1924 and went on to serve as an infantryman in the U.S. Army in the 1940s before building his fortune on the Thompson Medical Company — which his father, a dentist, bought for $5,000 in 1947.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 14 July 2025
For a British infantryman recovering from a spell on the front line, pretty Vignacourt was full of diversions.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 13 July 2025
Country singer Scotty Hasting, a former Army infantryman who was wounded in Afghanistan, will be performing during the parade along with Nashville's Noah Hicks.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infantryman
Noun
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Was the unit’s survival due to the men’s indispensable service as Loyalist laborers and cavalrymen?—
Kinsey Gidick,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 Dec. 2024
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The novel begins in 1864 with a young man named Bird waking up from a bad dream to the sound of cannon fire and gunshots: Hundreds of U.S. Army cavalrymen are descending on his Cheyenne and Arapaho camp in what will eventually be known as the Sand Creek Massacre.—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2024
Noun
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She’s rescued by a detachment of American doughboys, led by the aforementioned Pvt.—
Ben H. Winters,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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In this massive operation, however, Allied commanders became uncertain of the location of the doughboys of the Lost Battalion, who soon fell under attack from both enemy German artillery, as well as friendly fire from the Americans.—
Alice George,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Nov. 2023
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Juneteenth recognizes the end of slavery in the United States on June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation, which President Abraham Lincoln had signed more than two years earlier.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Oct. 2025
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The Taliban government's chief spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said Afghan forces have captured 25 Pakistani army posts, 58 soldiers have been killed, and 30 others wounded.—
NPR,
NPR,
12 Oct. 2025
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At the Battle of White Plains on October 28, 1776, General George Washington’s soldiers were forced to retreat following an attack from a small contingent of British dragoons.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
9 July 2025
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Burgoyne returned to duty as an aging dragoon captain, just in time to win fame at the cannon's mouth in the Seven Years' War, notably in Normandy and Brittany against the French, and on the Tagus River near Lisbon against the Spanish.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
13 June 2025
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Corrupted ideologies like transgenderism and Antifa are a cancer on our culture and have unleashed their deranged and drugged-up foot soldiers on the American people.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Hilleary was a legislative foot soldier in the House Republican push for smaller government, having captured a longtime Democratic seat in the 1994 elections.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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So the grunts up front are succeeding, but the running backs are failing?—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
24 Sep. 2025
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In terms of grunt, the new vessel will be powered by a hybrid propulsion system mated with twin MTU engines, which have a battery capacity of up to 1,920kWh.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
23 Sep. 2025
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Its namesake, cattleman Oliver Loving, was shot by a band of raiders during a cattle drive in 1866, and died of shock a few days later after a doctor didn’t amputate his gangrenous arm.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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All of them have been broken into by raiders over the centuries, their walls smashed or lids prised off despite once being locked shut with metal clasps.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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The event kicked off with an opening dance, before the debutantes lined up for a waltz with their fathers, who were then passed onto their cavaliers for dancing with a live band.—
Kristen Bateman,
Vogue,
1 Dec. 2024
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Opal is described as a 5-pound red/brown cavapoo — a mix of a King Charles cavalier and a poodle.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
9 July 2024
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“Infantryman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infantryman. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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