IRREGULARS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

irregulars

noun

plural of irregular

as in guerrillas

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Noun

The atrocities committed in Chile were similar to those in Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, and Central America, where leftist movements and guerrillas were squashed with incredible brutality.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Also known by its Spanish acronym AGC, the group evolved from right-wing paramilitary squads that fought Marxist guerrillas in Colombia in the 1990s and 2000s.

— Maria Verza, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2026

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Noun

The suspects who remained in Haiti awaiting trial included 17 Colombian soldiers and Joseph Badio, a former Haiti Ministry of Justice employee who was part of an anti-corruption unit.

— EVENS SANON, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
Quiñones did not identify the suspects, but those who remain in Haiti awaiting trial include more than a dozen Colombian soldiers and a former Haitian government official.

— Evens Sanon, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

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For renters, parents of small kids, pet owners and anyone in a home where open flames are impractical, that trade-off has turned a novelty gadget into a category regulars restock every year.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026
Wilson is delighted with the fact that the Low has regulars and that the project, so far, has been self-sustaining.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of regulars

Noun

About 167,000 servicemen have returned from Ukraine, presidential administration official Sergei Novikov said in December, although Russian media reports and experts say the number is probably higher.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
Its most prominent feature was the Rock, a small mountain honeycombed with thirty-four miles of tunnels that housed some sixteen thousand British servicemen as well as an American liaison office.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026

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The gaming property centers on Helldivers, a squad of elite shock troopers who must protect the fictional planet of Super Earth from attacking aliens.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
The suspect was located in Rawlins, further east down I-80, by Highway Patrol troopers and taken into custody without incident.

— Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

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