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Recent Examples of infantryman
In 2003: Qusay and Uday Hussein, sons of Iraqi dictator Sadam Hussein, were killed by U.S. Special Forces and infantrymen from 101st Airborne after a three-hour firefight in the city of Mosul, Iraq.
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Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 23 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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Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 23 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
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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
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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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Fighting on the island had stopped, so the soldiers in the picture were not under fire, and the action of raising the flag (there is a movie of it) took all of a few seconds.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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Another nearby point of interest for history buffs is Historic Blenheim and Civil War Interpretive Center, a Greek Revival-style house dating to 1859 that preserves signatures and pictographs from Federal soldiers who once lived there.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
27 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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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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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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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 6 Oct. 2025.
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