as in troops
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 regiments
The regiments remained in place during war and peacetime until the Army was racially integrated in 1944.
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Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
20 June 2026
King Charles, 77, will take the salute as Colonel-in-Chief of the seven regiments of the Household Division at the parade in London.
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Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
Yet for the 2nd and Iowa's other regiments, the fight was only just beginning.
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Bill Steiden,
Des Moines Register,
24 Mar. 2026
The French army noticed the Croats' fighting skills – and their fashion sense – recruiting many into elite cavalry regiments that would become known as the Royal Cravates.
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Kristina Kukolja,
NPR,
21 Jan. 2026
In another example of the cultural diversity found in his work, his Revolutionary War paintings make a point of including Black regiments when applicable.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
The city perched on the Potomac River had similarities with his home, namely the presence of military regiments mingling with a multitude of free Blacks.
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Big Think,
13 Nov. 2025
To garrison those vulnerable treasure houses, Britain had to reassign regiments from tours of duty in North America and abandon Philadelphia, the biggest prize the redcoats had taken so far.
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Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
The pair later designed pieces for various regiments of the Royal Guards, the sentries protecting Buckingham Palace and St James’s Palace in London.
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Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
20 June 2026
King Charles, 77, will take the salute as Colonel-in-Chief of the seven regiments of the Household Division at the parade in London.
—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
Yet for the 2nd and Iowa's other regiments, the fight was only just beginning.
—
Bill Steiden,
Des Moines Register,
24 Mar. 2026
The French army noticed the Croats' fighting skills – and their fashion sense – recruiting many into elite cavalry regiments that would become known as the Royal Cravates.
—
Kristina Kukolja,
NPR,
21 Jan. 2026
In another example of the cultural diversity found in his work, his Revolutionary War paintings make a point of including Black regiments when applicable.
—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
The city perched on the Potomac River had similarities with his home, namely the presence of military regiments mingling with a multitude of free Blacks.
—
Big Think,
13 Nov. 2025
To garrison those vulnerable treasure houses, Britain had to reassign regiments from tours of duty in North America and abandon Philadelphia, the biggest prize the redcoats had taken so far.
—
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
The pair later designed pieces for various regiments of the Royal Guards, the sentries protecting Buckingham Palace and St James’s Palace in London.
—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regiments
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And in Lebanon, Israeli forces attacked a southern town, after Israel agreed to withdraw some troops from the area.
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The area is outside the security zone shown on a map published by Israel of the territory its troops will continue to control.
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Sole proprietorships, partnerships, and S corps may qualify for the deduction, but C corporations do not.
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And that means Florida adds an elite player to its forward corps without losing any of its top seven scorers from this past season.
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Mythos 5 access will be restored to around 100 organizations that include government agencies and private companies, according to people familiar with the matter.
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One of the options presented must be placing a premium on companies with at least 250 employees, who don’t offer health coverage, to offset the cost to taxpayers for having their workers enrolled in Medi-Cal, according to the deal.
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The butterflies can be found with dots on the wings, indicating how the species is being tracked by different conservation groups.
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For Brooklyn, those dates arrive with a roster still short in the middle and crowded on the wings.
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“Regiments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regiments. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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