as in soldiers
a person engaged in military service
wishing our servicemen overseas the best of luck
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Recent Examples of servicemen
There was the time when the president and first lady hosted a large dinner to honor servicemen who had been prisoners of war during the Vietnam War.
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Over at the Department of War, meanwhile, schools serving some 71,000 children of servicemen saw DEI wiped out (despite residual legal challenges) in early February.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Soon, though, his editor had a change of heart and decided Schieffer should travel to Vietnam to report on hometown servicemen while also relaying messages to them from their families in Texas.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025
The manpower shortages compelled the War Department not only to rethink its policy of barring Black GIs from combat, but to cut back the number of servicemen stationed stateside, retaining only those disqualified for overseas duty by age or physical condition.
—Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
The Russian Defence Ministry said earlier on Sunday that 146 Russian servicemen were returned from Ukraine in exchange for 146 Ukrainian prisoners of war, adding that eight Russian civilians from the Kursk region were also returned.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
The historical drama about Black military women who heroically solved a massive backlog of mail to servicemen during World War II is #2.
—Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
These ex-servicemen would need food, sundries, smokes — hundreds of things, and thousands in pension dollars landed in their pockets, right?
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Remember that the Pentagon is three million servicemen and women and civilians.
—CBS News, 24 Nov. 2024
Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Over at the Department of War, meanwhile, schools serving some 71,000 children of servicemen saw DEI wiped out (despite residual legal challenges) in early February.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Soon, though, his editor had a change of heart and decided Schieffer should travel to Vietnam to report on hometown servicemen while also relaying messages to them from their families in Texas.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025
The manpower shortages compelled the War Department not only to rethink its policy of barring Black GIs from combat, but to cut back the number of servicemen stationed stateside, retaining only those disqualified for overseas duty by age or physical condition.
—Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
The Russian Defence Ministry said earlier on Sunday that 146 Russian servicemen were returned from Ukraine in exchange for 146 Ukrainian prisoners of war, adding that eight Russian civilians from the Kursk region were also returned.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
The historical drama about Black military women who heroically solved a massive backlog of mail to servicemen during World War II is #2.
—Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
These ex-servicemen would need food, sundries, smokes — hundreds of things, and thousands in pension dollars landed in their pockets, right?
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Remember that the Pentagon is three million servicemen and women and civilians.
—CBS News, 24 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for servicemen
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The investigation and subsequent arrest of the soldiers fueled an intense political backlash, with some right-wing members of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition even joining protests and riots outside the Sde Teiman facility and the military court where the soldiers were taken.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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On the other hand, King Abdullah is surely correct that no Arab or Muslim country will want to place its soldiers between Hamas and the Israel Defense Forces.—
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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Handpicked by the expert Vogue team, the collection will satisfy even the most discerning of skincare savants, wellness warriors, makeup maestros, hair aficionados and jewelry junkies.—
Ellie Davis,
Vogue,
28 Oct. 2025
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Most commonsense Americans understand that there is no reason paying America's warriors should be held hostage to arcane debates over housing policy.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Servicemen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/servicemen. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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