Thesaurus results for PLATOON

platoon

noun

plə-ˈtün

Definition of platoon

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 In 1981, he was recruited into a commemorative all-Navajo Marine platoon, composed largely of descendants and relatives of the original World War II Navajo Code Talkers. — Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2026 Rather than settling for a platoon outfielder, the Phillies landed one of the sport's best pure hitters and reconfigured their defense to maximize his impact. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Counsell said there have been conversations with Happ about fewer at-bats when lefties start and more of a platoon but also noted the Cubs are in a stretch of 17 consecutive games without an off day. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026 Hicks, who is under team control through 2030 (and not eligible for arbitration until 2028), will replace Feduccia, the lefty-hitting part of the current platoon with Nick Fortes, who was acquired from Miami at last year’s deadline. — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for platoon

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Still, the current team does have a rare shot at shaping an orchestra that is not only reliably exciting and frequently profound but also casually bold and genuinely fun — making for a crucial presence in the city as well as at Geffen Hall.

— Justin Davidson, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
The ongoing conflict that has driven people from their homes in Iran as well as an internet shutdown and a lack of full cooperation from the two governments partially impeded the team's efforts to get information.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026

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Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said Monday in a post on X that the Polish army recovered what was believed to be a Russian military drone from the Baltic Sea near the coastal village of Jaroslawiec.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
The majority went to coaches’ and athletic directors’ ever-escalating salaries, lavish facilities and small armies of support staffers, nutritionists — even barbers.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of army

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Police administered life-saving measures until medical crews responded.

— Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026
And while suppression and the idea of living with fire appear to oppose each other, the same detection and real-time decision tools that let crews hit a fire hard and fast are exactly the tools needed to allow a fire to burn under safe conditions.

— Matt Thompson, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of crew

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Naomi Watts Naomi Watts led the red carpet style brigade on Thursday night wearing a look from the Celine fall 2026 ready-to-wear collection.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Members of a local self-defense citizens brigade eventually intervened by firing warning shots into the air to stop the attack.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of brigade

Noun

With ranks ranging from firefighter to battalion chief, more than a dozen KCFD employees have been charged with serious crimes in recent years, and some still work there.

— Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026
The massive response of a blitz attack — most fire alarms summon only one engine — involves at least four ladder companies, four engine companies, four battalion chiefs, a deputy chief and a rescue squad.

— Peter Wilkinson, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of battalion

Noun

The crisis reached a peak in late 2018, when Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi American columnist for the Washington Post, was killed and dismembered by a hit squad inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

— Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
But the squad turned it around at halftime, scoring 28 second-half points en route to a 28-10 victory over the Aztecs.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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