Synonyms of platoons

platoons

noun

plural of platoon

as in teams

a group of people working together on a task

will need a platoon of assistants to mount the display at the spring flower show

Synonyms & Similar Words

• teams
• armies
• crews
• squads
• battalions
• companies
• brigades
• parties
• gangs
• troops
• bands
• corps
• outfits
• troupes
• departments
• staffs
• forces
• stables
• hosts
• administrations
• help
• posses
• personnels

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of platoons

The Phillies will run outfield platoons in left and center for the remainder of the season. — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Multiple schools across three states will soon have their own veritable platoons of pepper-spraying drones to hunt down active shooters, The Washington Post reports, waiting to spring into action the moment they’re called on. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 30 July 2026

In the coming years, as Erik Neander took over the baseball operations department, the Rays were at the forefront of analytics with defensive shifts, aggressive platoons, utilizing openers, creating a menagerie of arm slots in the bullpen and, yes, prioritizing exit velocity. — John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026

According to the Defense official, the Army plans to ramp up training over the next year, eventually sending in platoons of some 40 soldiers at a time to train. — Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2025

The white officers in the 24 companies overseeing the volunteer platoons were also initially skeptical. — Time, 5 Nov. 2025

One of the kids, an athletic-looking teenager named Ladislav, told me that 1654 is organized into platoons that train with Kraken commanders. — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2025

He and Pat were assigned to different platoons and rarely saw each other. — Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 17 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