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regulars

noun

plural of regular

as in soldiers

a person engaged in military service throughout the war, the regulars were supplemented by corps of volunteers and militiamen

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civilians

as in fans

someone who regularly spends time in a particular place the coffeehouse regulars were put out by the interlopers occupying their usual table

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Recent Examples of regulars Around the same time, a small group of regulars began gathering in the stands. — Vanda Mayer, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026 The Heat scored 76 points with the help of efficient 11-of-23 shooting from three-point range in Saturday’s first half, when its rotation regulars were on the court. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026 Celebrity regulars including Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce and Sabrina Carpenter and hard-to-get reservations have helped make The Corner Store one of New York City's hottest restaurant destinations. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026 His deadline trade for Arraez, which required three regulars to change positions, was an exception. — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Former regulars at Dimples, the Burbank karaoke bar where Haskins sang Sinatra, dueted with staff and made strangers feel like friends, remember the actor as a gregarious fixture. — Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Mid-round, golfers head to the Halfway House for burger dogs and fish tacos, and the Links Margarita has apparently achieved something close to cult status among regulars. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026 Bunn’s Promotion In Season 1 of the revival, only Braff, Faison and Chalke were series regulars. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026 Everyone who had one to five lines to our regulars was so well cast. — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

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Noun

At the next checkpoint, however, soldiers pulled back the bales to reveal the Cadillac and the Ram.

— Steve Fisher Special Correspondent Follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
The film, released independently with the backing of The Guardian and MK2, sees the directors interviewing Israeli soldiers and intelligence officers, whose identities are hidden, on the civilian death toll in Gaza.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of soldiers

Noun

Whether the organization and its fans feel the same way is another matter after Chisholm and Grisham disappointed in 2026.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
Together, the songs take longtime Prine fans and new followers more deeply into his vivid approach to songwriting, which gave voice to the lives, emotions, struggles and celebrations of everyday people.

— Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of fans

Noun

Behind the iconic temples, fearless warriors, and legendary philosophers are countless stories that rarely make it into history books.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
Open social media and a million keyboard warriors are waging war.

— Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of warriors

Noun

Related Stories The motel sits among reed beds and woods, its rooms echoing with lovers every night.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Horror lovers have more options for wide releases today, but the genre isn’t dramatically outpacing other kinds of theatrical films.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of lovers

Noun

Israel's domestic intelligence agency, Shin Bet, was alerted to the fact that Israeli SIM cards that had been distributed to Hamas fighters were activated — a sign of their imminent intention to cross into Israel.

— Dov Lieber, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
The war killed more than 150,000 people, including fighters and civilians, and created one of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of fighters

Noun

Miuccia Prada is one of the world’s great patrons of contemporary art.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 9 Oct. 2026
For all its flowering of original thought and creativity, the Renaissance was ultimately a time of patronage, and the patrons both held the power and used it to enrich their own palaces and places of worship.

— Christopher Koopman, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of patrons

Noun

Set in a courtyard deep within the forest, Oaken and his family will invite guests to dine together while enjoying the musical stylings of his cousins.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Unlike many spas that focus on the healing effects of treatments, Kamalaya goes much deeper, encouraging guests to explore more emotional issues in a safe space.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026

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