platoons

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

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Recent Examples of platoons Its battery-electric vehicles propel themselves rather than relying on a conventional locomotive, and can operate individually or form coordinated groups, known as platoons. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026 The welcome ceremony also included a flyover by two B-1 bombers, platoons from each military service, and a presentation of the flags and anthems of both countries. — Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026 The welcome ceremony was also set to include a flyover by two B-1 bombers, flower presenters, platoons from each military service, and a presentation of the flags and anthems of both countries. — Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 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
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Noun
  • Jullien Harneis, the UN’s senior Ebola coordinator, said the outbreak’s expanding reach required more teams, coordination and logistical support.
    — Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The company is using computer simulations and a new engineering approach that allows design, manufacturing and engineering teams to work simultaneously rather than completing their tasks one after another.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The conflict has taken a severe toll on both armies, although neither side reports up-to-date numbers of those killed, injured or missing.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
  • By 1862, the Confederates’ largest city had already returned to United States control, and America’s armies already held footholds in every single Confederate state.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The safety system on which crews must make repairs was installed after an accident in 2005, which claimed the life of a 6-year-old boy named Joshua Woods.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Now an attorney for CNN is warning that the network will take additional legal action if the White House continues to prevent its news crews from covering the president.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The return for Overshown is expected to finally happen on Monday night when the Cowboys travel to Philadelphia to take on the Eagles in a pivotal divisional matchup between two 2-4 squads.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The pre-selection debates about three- or four-loss SEC squads and some team no one actually watches will prove incredibly tiresome, too.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Mazor said the military recognized the scale of settler violence and has sent additional battalions to the West Bank to contain it.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Nor could Grossman write about collaborators or the punishment battalions composed of convicts that were used as cannon fodder (one of many parallels between the conduct of the Soviet army and the present-day Russian military in Ukraine).
    — Nick Holdstock, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • There’s a reason some of the planet’s oldest companies can be found in Japan.
    — Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Culver City’s mix of Hollywood studios, tech companies and available office space is drawing a growing cluster of AI filmmaking startups eager to reshape the industry.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Joining La Murga in protest were fellow fan brigades Los Verdes and Austin Anthem.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The Houthis quickly took control of key state military and civilian powers, including missile brigades and special forces, and the ability to levy taxes, explained al-Basha.
    — Dov Lieber, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

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“Platoons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platoons. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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