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a military unit that is usually made of several large groups of soldiers (called battalions)
infantry/cavalry regiments
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Recent Examples of regiment
McManus said this was one of three parachute regiments in the 101st Airborne Division.
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Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 25 Dec. 2025
His commitment to his workout regiment and diet have him in the proper shape to execute at the highest levels on the ice.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
Emboldened by his diplomatic success, Smalls offered to join the new Black regiment, the First South Carolina Volunteer Infantry.
—Big Think, 13 Nov. 2025
Most recently, Queen Camilla used National Service of Remembrance Day on Sunday to wear the Bugle Horn brooch — a commission from The Rifles, an infantry regiment of the British army.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 12 Nov. 2025
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Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 25 Dec. 2025
His commitment to his workout regiment and diet have him in the proper shape to execute at the highest levels on the ice.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
Emboldened by his diplomatic success, Smalls offered to join the new Black regiment, the First South Carolina Volunteer Infantry.
—Big Think, 13 Nov. 2025
Most recently, Queen Camilla used National Service of Remembrance Day on Sunday to wear the Bugle Horn brooch — a commission from The Rifles, an infantry regiment of the British army.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 12 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regiment
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Romaine will slot into one of the nation’s top linebacker corps in an effort to replace the loss of Dick Butkus Award winner Jacob Rodriguez.—
Ty Kaplan,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Gilmer had 50 catches for 525 yards and four touchdowns in 2025, both leading UCLA’s receiving corps in the Bruins’ disappointing season.—
Benjamin Royer,
Daily News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Truckloads of cookies were unloaded Wednesday afternoon at the Shelly Ridge Service Center in Lafayette Hill, where thousands of boxes will be distributed to local Girl Scout troops ahead of sales beginning next week.—
Madeleine Wright,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Russia has previously rejected any NATO members having troops inside Ukraine.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
7 Jan. 2026
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During construction, two additional wings were added, flanking the original building to accommodate new guest rooms.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Jan. 2026
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And for nearly 200 years, the Navier-Stokes equations have served as an unimpeachable theory of how fluids in the real world behave — from ocean currents threading their way between the continents to air wrapping around an aircraft’s wings.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
9 Jan. 2026
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The test represented a significant step forward in the development of this advanced missile system, according to the company.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Jan. 2026
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Advanced chips The company’s high-performance computing division, which includes artificial intelligence and 5G applications, made up the majority of sales in the October-December quarter at 55%.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2026
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Some deputy chiefs and battalion chiefs protested the move, but Courser stood firm.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Jan. 2026
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His cousin, the late Ed Brand, was a battalion chief for the Oak Lawn Fire Department.—
Janice Neumann,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Regiment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regiment. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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