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 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 Outfield requires far more starting spots, and most of those available later in drafts are locked in platoons. Dalton Del Don, New York Times, 6 Mar. 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 Vogt is all but certain to win again, despite Hinch’s deft handling of the Tigers’ tricky platoons across the board. Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
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Noun
  • Before this summer’s World Cup, FIFA asked the 48 participating teams to provide a list of songs to be played during warmups and goal celebrations and, if appropriate, after victories.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • In a World Cup of superstars, both teams have had their top players deliver.
    Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Noun
  • Both lifestyles, as Tubbs saw them, were about having principles, living for something bigger than yourself, protecting the defenseless—both righteous armies marching under different flags.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
  • For decades, law firms have depended upon armies of associates, paralegals, legal assistants, litigation support professionals, contract managers, compliance personnel, and administrative staff to perform this work.
    Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Noun
  • Fire and rescue crews deployed boats, dive teams, and additional resources during the search for the missing swimmer.
    Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • Local utility Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative said fire activity could affect its power lines and potentially force outages until utility crews could safely restore service, the Sierra Daily News in Susanville reported.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Noun
  • In England’s and Argentina’s knockout matches, both squads have scored in all six matches.
    Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 12 July 2026
  • Instead, younger Warriors and Thunder squads soaked up attention while chasing titles.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 8 July 2026
Noun
  • The Israeli army built another five battalions of soldiers who were never engaged in service or finished their service and wish to return to duty.
    Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
  • These religious sites and sacred areas throughout Ukraine have not been used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces or Ukrainian volunteer battalions as staging grounds to fight against Russian forces.
    Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • But interest in the nascent field is rising as companies notch up milestones, such as enabling people with degenerative conditions including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) to type or play video games using brain signals.
    Elaine Yu, CNBC, 11 July 2026
  • Nike has global scale, athlete relationships, product history, distribution reach, and cultural relevance that most companies would love to have.
    Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Noun
  • In 2023, the K9-human duo deployed with the international brigades that searched the rubble of the Turkey–Syria earthquakes.
    Luis E. Romero, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The efforts are partly funded through a partnership between Bunge Foundation and IBAMA to support training and equipment for up to 40 Indigenous brigades across five states in the Cerrado and the Amazon.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 June 2026

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“Platoons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platoons. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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