as in soldiers
a person engaged in military service
the condottieri who served as men-at-arms for the Italian city-states often sold their allegiance to the highest bidder
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Recent Examples of men-at-arms
But this award, which was inaugurated in 2023 with a Jesso win, circles the same handful of writers, and country scribes like Jessie Jo Dillon, pop bards like Amy Allen, and reggaeton men-at-arms like Edgar Barrera are just as up next.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for men-at-arms
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This brings the total to five Israeli soldiers killed in southern Lebanon since the conflict with Hezbollah reignited after the militant group fired rockets into Israel on March 2.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Nineteen people have died in Israel, while four Israeli soldiers have been killed in Lebanon.—
Farnoush Amiri,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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The deliberate sparring during mealtime hides a palpable contempt the two warriors have for each other, further displayed as a seething hatred conveyed on Kirk's face as Chang departs back to Kronos One.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
22 Mar. 2026
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Maryland lawmakers have the power to stand up for the thousands of sickle cell warriors.—
Teanika D. Hoffman,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Mar. 2026
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Another of her stars is a fierce fast-food warrior clad in a cheeseburger skirt, wielding ketchup and mustard laser guns and flanked by a squad of fighters who happen to be anthropomorphic pizza and hot dogs.—
Leigh-Ann Jackson,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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This, and the release of hundreds of its fighters from Afghan prisons, erased much of Pakistan’s efforts to defeat it.—
Harriet Marsden,
TheWeek,
24 Mar. 2026
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