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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
The poem was set to music and became a beloved song among British WWI troops and Tommy's regiment.
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Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
Francis Rawdon, the scion of a wealthy Anglo-Irish Protestant family from County Down in the north of Ireland, was a dynamic army officer in his mid-20s and the perfect figurehead for this new regiment.
—Cian T. McMahon, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
After 81 nearly drowns during an underwater drill, the regiment leaders (played by Dennis Quaid and Esai Morales) express concern that his PTSD from losing his brother might put him at risk or affect the team.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
If immigrants were found to have an active case of tuberculosis, they were sent to the island’s quarantine station so they could be treated with a strict regiment of isolation, fresh air and extensive rest until doctors cleared them, according to the CDC.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
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Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
Francis Rawdon, the scion of a wealthy Anglo-Irish Protestant family from County Down in the north of Ireland, was a dynamic army officer in his mid-20s and the perfect figurehead for this new regiment.
—Cian T. McMahon, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
After 81 nearly drowns during an underwater drill, the regiment leaders (played by Dennis Quaid and Esai Morales) express concern that his PTSD from losing his brother might put him at risk or affect the team.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
If immigrants were found to have an active case of tuberculosis, they were sent to the island’s quarantine station so they could be treated with a strict regiment of isolation, fresh air and extensive rest until doctors cleared them, according to the CDC.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regiment
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The press corps is well provisioned for long negotiations.—
Dalia Abdelwahab,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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Trust between the Pentagon and journalists was already low – many in the press corps, including NPR, left the building last fall after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth demanded members of the press sign a pledge to not solicit information outside of press briefings.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
10 Apr. 2026
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This is a very powerful operation; our troops are operating along the front lines and at depth.—
Brian Dakss,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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The troop carrier planes became bogged down in the soil and had to be destroyed by the US to avoid them falling into enemy hands, while new planes were flown in.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
11 Apr. 2026
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Left-wing critics of tactical triangulation have maintained that this can be seen only as collaboration with evil.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Other non-disabled males mostly bit downward onto an opponent’s neck, while Bruce mostly engaged in forward thrusts and targeted the back, head, wings, and legs of his opponents.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 Apr. 2026
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The defenders to consider Plenty of managers have parted company with the best-performing defender in the game in recent weeks.—
Holly Shand,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Among the goals of Schools Beyond Screens is to enforce closer scrutiny of the lucrative contracts that urban districts enter into with tech companies.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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Military under severe strain The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) last month diverted a combat battalion from the northern border with Lebanon to the West Bank amid the wartime surge in settler violence.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2026
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The cat who died, from a different apartment, was retrieved by firefighters and reunited with its owners, the battalion chief said.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Regiment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regiment. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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