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
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.
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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
Harry founded the Invictus Games 10 years ago as an international multi-sport event for wounded, sick and injured servicemen and servicewomen, both those still serving and veterans.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Ukrainian servicemen prepare for the front line Monday near Kurakhove in eastern Donetsk.
—Reuters, NBC News, 16 Oct. 2024
The report suggests the unit was reassigned to fend off Ukraine’s invasion of the Russian border regions and may be replaced with less capable Russian servicemen.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, Taussig reported that the children of American servicemen appeared to be unaffected - US army hospitals didn’t use the drug.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2024
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
Harry founded the Invictus Games 10 years ago as an international multi-sport event for wounded, sick and injured servicemen and servicewomen, both those still serving and veterans.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Ukrainian servicemen prepare for the front line Monday near Kurakhove in eastern Donetsk.
—Reuters, NBC News, 16 Oct. 2024
The report suggests the unit was reassigned to fend off Ukraine’s invasion of the Russian border regions and may be replaced with less capable Russian servicemen.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, Taussig reported that the children of American servicemen appeared to be unaffected - US army hospitals didn’t use the drug.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for servicemen
Noun
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To the left, there’s the marble ruins of the city’s gymnasium, a kind of college campus for trainee soldiers, complete with bathhouse and refectory.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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With thirty thousand French soldiers, Leclerc’s mission faced many obstacles.—
Marlene L. Daut
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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Legal experts and other observers of the office said state attorneys general traditionally didn’t act primarily as partisan warriors.—
Jeremy Kohler,
ProPublica,
24 Sep. 2025
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Here, on our visit in in June 2024, the silence and emptiness of the place allow the imagination to wander — bringing those warriors back to life and allowing visualization of their mock battles in a place that has changed so little over time.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Servicemen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/servicemen. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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