reservists

Definition of reservistsnext
plural of reservist

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Noun
  • The Avs are short on draft picks and prospects to use in trades, but there are also lots of teams with plenty of cap space who might want to add one of the Colorado veterans.
    Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
  • Three of those bands’ key members — Toto guitarist-vocalist Steve Lukather, former Average White Bands bassist/singer Hamish Stewart and Men At Work singer-guitarist Colin Hay — are All-Starr Band veterans.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
Noun
  • In 2001, when Germany still had conscription, the headcount was 300,000 — more than a third of them conscripts.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 May 2026
  • Joining doesn’t come without complications for a country that effectively cannot order its conscripts to fight overseas.
    Liam Denning, Bloomberg, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In a sport where top recruits can choose between schools in Alaska, Arizona, New England and places in between, very little unites the college hockey world.
    Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
  • Georgia is set to host only nine official visitors over the next month who are ranked among the nation’s Top 100 recruits.
    Jeff Sentell, AJC.com, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • The exercise on Slapton Sands in England was full of new draftees and it was designed to give them first-hand experience of what war could feel like, including the use of live ammunition.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 29 May 2026
  • But for now, Miami would rather roll the dice with Greg Dulcich, who has caught all of 67 passes in his four previous seasons, and two draftees in Will Kacmarek and Seydou Traore.
    Omar Kelly May 25, Miami Herald, 25 May 2026
Noun
  • The Medicare Prescription Payment Plan, which lets enrollees spread costs into monthly installments rather than paying in full at the pharmacy, now automatically renews for 2026 unless the enrollee opts out.
    Allison Palmer March 3, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Reservists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reservists. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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