as in corps
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
It was presented to a regiment that was ultimately captured in 1864, but the flag was saved by a private who wrapped it around his body to bring it home.
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Jessica Riley, CBS News, 25 May 2026
Here are five takeaways from the game itself and the spring practice regiment as a whole.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2026
Although his son isn’t a part of the regiment anymore, Graves said, he’s turned some of his experience into a career.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2026
The charges follow a military report released in 2020 that found evidence elite SAS and commando regiment troops unlawfully killed 39 Afghan prisoners, farmers and other noncombatants.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Jessica Riley, CBS News, 25 May 2026
Here are five takeaways from the game itself and the spring practice regiment as a whole.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2026
Although his son isn’t a part of the regiment anymore, Graves said, he’s turned some of his experience into a career.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2026
The charges follow a military report released in 2020 that found evidence elite SAS and commando regiment troops unlawfully killed 39 Afghan prisoners, farmers and other noncombatants.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regiment
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Prominently, Laviolette’s teams have featured defensemen who liberally join the rush and get involved in five-man cycles, concepts that were largely foreign to the Kings’ corps last season.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
11 June 2026
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Rather than remain idle, the conservation corps shifted its efforts elsewhere, traveling south to assist with wildfire mitigation projects near Colorado's Great Sand Dunes.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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The militant group Hezbollah said in statements that its fighters carried out several attacks Saturday including one in the morning that targeted Israeli troops on the edge of Kfar Tebnit with two drones.—
Bassem Mroue,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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Russia is also currently bogged down in the war on Ukraine and struggling to recruit enough troops.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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But some speed down the wings, some of the players we’ve been linked with have been exciting.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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The low-wing, single-engine turboprop plane was not able to make it to full power, according to officials with the Bates County Emergency Management Agency.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
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The bulk of Event Strategies' federal contracts have been awarded since Justin Caporale, the company’s former CEO, was appointed executive producer for major events and public appearances in the Executive Office of the President.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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Earlier this year, the Department of Homeland Security awarded a contract to a company that makes a drone with massive nets to ensnare other drones.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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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.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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Patterson, a former Charlotte Fire Department battalion chief, had a pending, seven-year-old lawsuit alleging racial discrimination against the city until the week before his wife, Estella Patterson, became chief of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department in October.—
Julia Coin
June 11,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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“Regiment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regiment. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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