reservist

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Recent Examples of reservist Last month, in preparation for the offensive, Israel called up about 60,000 reservists, while another 20,000 had their services extended. Filip Timotija, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025 During this time, reservists continue to serve without pause. Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025 The Army has released its own report detailing several lapses in how officials leading Card's unit dealt with the reservist's spiraling mental health. Christopher Cann, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025 Israel began the first stages of its attack on Gaza City last week, calling up 50,000 to 60,000 reservists for the operation to occupy the city, according to IDF spokesman Eddie Defrin and an Israeli military official. Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reservist
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Noun
  • The guardsmen would be a deterrent, and also be available nearby to assist CMPD officers who will still be making arrests.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Trump authorized 300 Illinois National Guard troops for active duty in Chicago, and the Republican governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, volunteered another 400 of his state’s guardsmen.
    Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Two reps later, Nix saw blitz and — with a veteran’s cool — checked into a quick-hit to Evan Engram, who sped for 20 yards.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The 40-year-old NBA veteran is reportedly expected to make his return sometime in November.
    Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • But such streaks of humor and tenderness inevitably give way to the next atrocity, as Hothead conscripts Chicken into her mission to dispatch men.
    Jo Livingstone, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The callow striver Redmond Barry is played by 1970s heartthrob Ryan O’Neal, in one of his best performances, a reluctant conscript in the British army after leaving his Irish home in disgrace.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Because of its low to medium glycemic index (GI), honey doesn't cause blood sugar levels to increase to quite the same extent that sugar does.
    Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Kayser brings over two decades of experience in health care finance, strategy, and leadership, most recently serving as CFO of GI Alliance, an independent gastroenterology practice entity, acquired by Cardinal in 2025.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Those guys are important Poles draftees.
    Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The Padres bring their top draftees to Petco Park at some point each year.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • No one, including the doctors, knew what recovery would look like for Katy, the high school senior who had been captain of her Lourdes soccer team and a likely Division 1 recruit.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The boos were long gone when Napier stood in the tunnel three-quarters of an hour later to finish up a chat with a recruit.
    Matt Baker, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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 26 Oct. 2025.

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