servicemen

plural of serviceman

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Recent Examples of servicemen 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for servicemen
Noun
  • Integrated blue force tracking allows soldiers to pinpoint the exact positions of teammates, not just as dots on a map, but within buildings or terrain features.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Local sheriffs and former Confederate soldiers were regularly among their ranks, and their actions helped lay the groundwork for the modern relationship between law enforcement, racial control, and political power in the South.
    Josiah Bates, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The mural featured marigold flowers, which are significant in Mexican culture and tied to the Day of the Dead, and hummingbirds, which are an Aztec symbol that honors fallen warriors, Pérez said.
    Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The Leadership Challenge Smart leaders learn to love their warriors even when the skies are clear.
    Brendan Keegan, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025

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