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.
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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.
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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.
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Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
10 Nov. 2025
The white officers in the 24 companies overseeing the volunteer platoons were also initially skeptical.
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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.
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Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
19 Oct. 2025
He and Pat were assigned to different platoons and rarely saw each other.
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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.
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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.
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Ryan Ford,
Freep.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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.
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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.
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Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
10 Nov. 2025
The white officers in the 24 companies overseeing the volunteer platoons were also initially skeptical.
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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for platoons
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The ball was flying out of the park early and often, as the two teams combined for five total homers in the contest.
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The lopsided defeat spoke loudly to those who believe that tourney’s expansion from 32 to 48 teams was folly.
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Westeros will be engulfed in flames as the Dance of the Dragons sweeps away knights riding their mighty creatures and entire armies.
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The route then reaches Mount Tabor, where the prophetess Deborah sang her song of victory, and continues to Megiddo, the site of numerous battles involving the armies of Israel and invading forces throughout biblical history, before ending in Nazareth, the hometown of Jesus.
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That’s roughly 150,000 square feet of bottom to clean; crews of five to six divers will need to spend roughly four to five hours with hand scrapers and power washers to rid each vessel of biofoul.
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The unexpected display drew onlookers but also shut down traffic as emergency crews scrambled to secure the area.
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The Indiana Fever beat the Phoenix Mercury 86-77 on Monday night, but what stood out was the bad blood between the two squads.
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And if the perception in Canada is that the country’s teams are meant to be nothing more than feeder squads for the half-dozen American teams that get to win everything, the league has a problem.
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Some civilians joined volunteer battalions or were drafted to join the military, while others contributed in different ways, from intelligence gathering and crowd-sourcing funding to food and medical distribution networks and critical infrastructure repair.
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In the letter read out to lawmakers of the Central African country on Monday, Chadian President Mahamat Déby Itno said two battalions of 750 troops each will be deployed from this month for one year, following a request by the United Nations.
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The measures would open sectors such as banking, energy, and real estate development to private capital and foreign companies.
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Beijing is widely seen to have pushed Tehran toward talks with Washington earlier this spring, even as Chinese companies – according to the US government – have supported Tehran’s weapons procurement.
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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.
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Though the reality is more complex, as Cuba also uses the brigades to raise funds for the government.
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“Platoons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platoons. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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