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Recent Examples of reservist
The 60,000 reservist troops being called up are exhausted soldiers who have already done multiple rotations over 22 months of war, with forces facing attrition, burnout, and disillusionment.
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Laura Kelly, The Hill, 23 Aug. 2025
The confirmation of famine comes as Israel's security cabinet approved plans for Israeli soldiers and 60,000 reservists to move into Gaza City.
—Jackie Northam, NPR, 22 Aug. 2025
At least 50,000 reservists are to be called up for the operation, bringing total troop strength to 120,000.
—Robert Birsel
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
After two months of fighting, with thousands of reservists mobilized and scores of Israeli soldiers killed, the operation’s ostensible objectives were nowhere near achieved.
—Yonatan Touval, Time, 22 Aug. 2025
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Laura Kelly, The Hill, 23 Aug. 2025
The confirmation of famine comes as Israel's security cabinet approved plans for Israeli soldiers and 60,000 reservists to move into Gaza City.
—Jackie Northam, NPR, 22 Aug. 2025
At least 50,000 reservists are to be called up for the operation, bringing total troop strength to 120,000.
—Robert Birsel
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
After two months of fighting, with thousands of reservists mobilized and scores of Israeli soldiers killed, the operation’s ostensible objectives were nowhere near achieved.
—Yonatan Touval, Time, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reservist
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By contrast with central Washington, residents of Ward 8 in the city's southeast - the area with the highest crime rate - said there was not a guardsman in sight.—
Tim Reid,
Reuters,
24 Aug. 2025
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Several Republican states including Ohio, Mississippi, West Virginia and Louisiana have sent guardsmen to the capital to support the Trump Administration's efforts.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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Leading nominee Lady Gaga, Latin Icon Award recipient Ricky Martin and viral video breakouts Sombr and Conan Gray showcased MTV's commitment to balancing veterans and upstarts during the 2025 VMAs.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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Thomas is a former NBA lottery pick and 13-year veteran and current basketball coach at a high school just up the road, Paramus Catholic, who had just shared a hearty handshake and hug with the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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With 20,000 troops and tens of thousands of allied militiamen, Turkey has controlled significant swathes of territory across five northern Syrian provinces since 2016.—
Kamran Bokhari,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The president led 15,000 federalized militiamen from Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania into the west—though no rebel army materialized to oppose them.—
Time,
Time,
2 July 2025
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The Israeli military has a relatively small active-duty force, comprised mostly of conscripts.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
20 Aug. 2025
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What: Complete elimination of Kurdish autonomy, with the SDF dissolved into individual conscripts.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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One of the guild’s achievements, this year, has been to define a Geographical Indication (GI); a major milestone in legally protecting English whisky production and preventing misuse of the term.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The good news is that these findings could lead to new treatment strategies for stomach and GI cancers.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Aug. 2025
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But quarterback development in the NFL is hardly linear, especially for draftees who are tossed into the fire.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
30 Aug. 2025
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The others are rookie draftees, with Grant being the first-round pick, Phillips a fifth-rounder and Biggers a seventh-rounder.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Aug. 2025
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Federal prosecutors in New York said Maxwell helped Epstein recruit, groom and ultimately abuse girls as young as 14.—
John Parkinson,
ABC News,
8 Sep. 2025
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Mizzou has already hosted top big-man target Tristan Reed, a four-star recruit out of Link Academy in Branson.—
Joseph Pastilha,
Kansas City Star,
8 Sep. 2025
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There is of course some truth to those who would emphasize the revolutionary nature of the minutemen and soldiers of George Washington's Continental Army.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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Eight colonial militiamen, also known as minutemen, were killed and others were wounded.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Reservist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reservist. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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