SERVICEWOMEN Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

servicewomen

noun

plural of servicewoman

as in servicemen

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About 167,000 servicemen have returned from Ukraine, presidential administration official Sergei Novikov said in December, although Russian media reports and experts say the number is probably higher.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
Its most prominent feature was the Rock, a small mountain honeycombed with thirty-four miles of tunnels that housed some sixteen thousand British servicemen as well as an American liaison office.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026

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The suspects who remained in Haiti awaiting trial included 17 Colombian soldiers and Joseph Badio, a former Haiti Ministry of Justice employee who was part of an anti-corruption unit.

— EVENS SANON, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
Quiñones did not identify the suspects, but those who remain in Haiti awaiting trial include more than a dozen Colombian soldiers and a former Haitian government official.

— Evens Sanon, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of soldiers

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The small Mediterranean country’s military is underfunded and underequipped, for years relying heavily on international donors, notably the United States, United Kingdom, France and Italy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Other discussions may involve strengthening military-to-military ties, as well as resuming arms-control talks halted in 2024 over US weapons sales to Taiwan.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026

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