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a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another
the two little musketeers were never seen apart
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Recent Examples of musketeer
The skeleton of famed French musketeer Charles de Batz de Castelmore d’Artagnan may have been found in front of a church altar in the Dutch city of Maastricht, church officials and an archaeologist said on Wednesday.
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Reuters, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
D'Artagnan was killed during the siege of Maastricht in 1673, and there is a statue honoring the musketeer in the city.
—CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
The musketeer names are code names so that these resistance operatives can keep their real identities secret.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
The Musketeers then partner with an aspiring musketeer to take down Cardinal Richelieu and expose his plans.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 18 Jan. 2026
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Reuters, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
D'Artagnan was killed during the siege of Maastricht in 1673, and there is a statue honoring the musketeer in the city.
—CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
The musketeer names are code names so that these resistance operatives can keep their real identities secret.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
The Musketeers then partner with an aspiring musketeer to take down Cardinal Richelieu and expose his plans.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 18 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for musketeer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for musketeer
Noun
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Then, style it with jeans to hit the town for drinks with your closest friends.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
20 May 2026
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For families At Lanai Adventure Park, located near Sensei Lana'i, A Four Seasons Resort, families and friends can bond with ziplining, e-bike tours, and challenge courses with more than 70 obstacles.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
Noun
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From 2007 to 2009, Eric and his buddies hosted a golf invitational, spending about $50,000 annually and raising a few hundred thousand dollars a year, according to tax filings.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Once it’s discovered that there’s a contingent of hostile infiltrators and not just one, the action splits between the cops in town and Sung-ki and his buddies in the mountainside forest, where Na steers the story deeper into classic sci-fi territory.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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“Musketeer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/musketeer. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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