SERVICEWOMEN Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

servicewomen

noun

plural of servicewoman

as in servicemen

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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
It's cost American taxpayers tens of billions of dollars and the lives of 18 servicemen.

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of servicemen

Noun

The United States lost more than 2,000 soldiers in Afghanistan and more than 4,000 in Iraq, and more than 50,000 were wounded between the two conflicts.

— Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026
And indeed, if, like Grossman, a correspondent is committed to telling the story of people at war, soldiers are essential actors in any conflict.

— Nick Holdstock, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of soldiers

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In Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo’s La Bola Negra (Netflix), Cruz plays a bawdy cabaret singer entertaining troops during the Spanish Civil War.

— Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
On March 1, one day into the Iran war, an Iranian Shahed drone struck Khork's position, killing him and five other American troops.

— Jonah Kaplan, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of troops

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On Thursday, its military reported hitting a refinery in Siberia as Kyiv tries to hurt Russia's vital oil sector.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
And by engaging with these powerful militaries, the group reinforced its self-image as a major regional player that was uniquely capable of liberating the Muslim world from corrupting American and Israeli influence.

— April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026

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