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Recent Examples of infantryman
Retes was an infantryman in the Army deployed to Iraq in 2019.
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ABC News, 20 July 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
Decker, who served as an infantryman in the U.S. Army from March 2013 to July 2021, is considered dangerous and may be armed, authorities said.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
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ABC News, 20 July 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
Decker, who served as an infantryman in the U.S. Army from March 2013 to July 2021, is considered dangerous and may be armed, authorities said.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 18 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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To maintain tanks’ relevance, Russian and Ukrainian soldiers have covered them in different configurations of armor as ad hoc solutions to rapidly shifting tactics.—
Marco Hernandez,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed soldiers had been sent to the area, per the BBC.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 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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While lacking Earl’s ideological fervor, Reeves could still help his cause by finding him willing foot soldiers.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
8 July 2025
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Companies large and small are fighting to recruit big-name AI leaders and their foot soldiers, readily acknowledging that developing superintelligence, or AI that’s vastly smarter than humans, hinges on the work of actual humans.—
Verne Kopytoff,
Fortune,
4 July 2025
Noun
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Porsche has put all that extra grunt to good use.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Wilkes-Barre Times Leader reported that the family also experienced foul odors and heard pig grunts in the home.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The raiders kill many vault residents and kidnap her father Hank (Kyle MacLachlan), so the sheltered Lucy sets out on a quest to find him.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
19 Aug. 2025
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After the rookie season finale where Hank MacLean, played by Kyle MacLachlan, escapes amid the battle between the Brotherhood of Steel and Moldaver’s New California Republic raiders, the way is opened for the sci-fi series to get to New Vegas, a popular location in the video game franchise.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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