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Recent Examples of infantryman
According to the Maryland National Guard, Collins was an infantryman who had served for more than nine years.
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Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
On the corners are statues of an infantryman, sailor, artilleryman and cavalryman, each drawn from actual war dead.
—Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
Kent enlisted in the Army at 18, starting as an infantryman and then joining the Ranger Regiment and then the Special Forces, also known as the Green Berets.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
Rubio, from the small town near Sacramento, was an infantryman assigned to the 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division and had just joined the service in January.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
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Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
On the corners are statues of an infantryman, sailor, artilleryman and cavalryman, each drawn from actual war dead.
—Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
Kent enlisted in the Army at 18, starting as an infantryman and then joining the Ranger Regiment and then the Special Forces, also known as the Green Berets.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
Rubio, from the small town near Sacramento, was an infantryman assigned to the 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division and had just joined the service in January.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infantryman
Noun
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On the corners are statues of an infantryman, sailor, artilleryman and cavalryman, each drawn from actual war dead.—
Bill Steiden,
Des Moines Register,
24 Mar. 2026
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The dismounted cavalryman is targeted in the second pass , leaving his mount unharmed.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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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Last month, senior Moscow officials attended the inauguration of a war memorial complex in Pyongyang, where soldiers fighting for Russia were honored and a message from Putin was read aloud.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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Four Israeli soldiers have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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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
Noun
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Traffickers recruit young people, including minors, to serve as foot soldiers in their bloody quest to control drug-trafficking routes across Mexico.—
Steve Fisher,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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Agamemnon would be a big muscle, like a pectoral, but Psoas is an unknown foot soldier.—
Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
Noun
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The full-aluminum superyacht gets its grunt from four MTU 2000 M96L engines, which also it to hit the water at 30 knots.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
4 June 2026
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With a grunt the old she-bear rolled out after it and cuffed it with a huge paw, sending it spinning through the air.—
Anton Money,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
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In 1983, corporate raider Carl Icahn wanted to buy oil giant Phillips 66 but didn’t have the money.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
6 May 2026
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Pumpkin’s lonely holiday ritual is interrupted by the arrival of a savage gang of raiders at her doorstep led by Thalia (Sossamon).—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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The young women and their cavaliers headed to L’Arc, a nightclub in Paris situated near the Shangri-La; there, the group continued their celebrations some hours later.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
1 Dec. 2025
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Carolina Herrera's granddaughter Carolina Lansing Carolina Lansing, the 21-year-old granddaughter of legendary fashion designer Carolina Herrera, also made her debut with her younger brother, Magnus Lansing, as her cavalier.—
Pamela Avila,
USA Today,
1 Dec. 2025
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“Infantryman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infantryman. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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