as in team
a group of people working together on a task
will need a platoon of assistants to mount the display at the spring flower show
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Recent Examples of platoon
Brandon Marsh, who produced after a miserable April, looks more like a strong-side platoon corner outfielder than an everyday center fielder.
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Matt Gelb, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Cameron, Ray and the entire platoon are pushed to their emotional and physical limit.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
The series sets the scene for a potential second season with the looming onset of the Gulf War, so the platoon might be reunited onscreen soon enough.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
Avivi said that gathering information on Hamas terrorists and the organization’s structure has been an ongoing effort for years, including mapping platoons, companies, and battalions, as well as identifying commanders.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
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Matt Gelb, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Cameron, Ray and the entire platoon are pushed to their emotional and physical limit.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
The series sets the scene for a potential second season with the looming onset of the Gulf War, so the platoon might be reunited onscreen soon enough.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
Avivi said that gathering information on Hamas terrorists and the organization’s structure has been an ongoing effort for years, including mapping platoons, companies, and battalions, as well as identifying commanders.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for platoon
Noun
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This month, the team began landing equipment to start building the 3-mile road from the coast to the first well.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Williams, a third-team All-NBA and second-team All-Defensive selection last season, tore the scapholunate ligament in his wrist on April 9 but put off surgery until after the Thunder’s historic run.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
22 Oct. 2025
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The army of volunteers — from every state in the country — hit 484 of the 535 Senate and House offices.—
Noam Levey,
NPR,
21 Oct. 2025
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Netflix has built up the largest army of game titles to adapt in recent years.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Oct. 2025
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The Royal Navy crew achieved the major milestone as part of HMS Agamemnon’s ‘trim dive’, a three-day period of testing in the town’s Devonshire Dock to prove the attack vessel’s stability and safety.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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The four crew members onboard the plane were sent to local hospitals for medical treatment.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2025
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A number of other Ukrainian brigades have created their own youth wings.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
19 Oct. 2025
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PrSM offers artillery units a new long-range capability supporting brigade, division, corps, Army, theater, Joint and Coalition forces.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
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That leads Luke Leone (Michael Trucco) to bring in a controversial new battalion chief, Brett Richards (Shawn Hatosy) — a man Vince couldn’t stand, according to Sharon.—
Alamin Yohannes,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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The rest of his tank battalion was killed in fighting, with their bodies taken to Gaza.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
13 Oct. 2025
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As Norman-Lott turns his focus toward recovering for the 2026 season, the Chiefs are likely to fill his roster spot with practice-squad defensive tackle Marlon Tuipulotu.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
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Rasul Douglas played 51 snaps and Juju Brents and practice squad player Kendall Sheffield played six apiece.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Platoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platoon. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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