as in warrior
a person engaged in military service
one of the goals of war is to keep as many soldiers as possible from being killed
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Recent Examples of soldier
Israel recovered the remains of the other soldier earlier this year.
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NPR, 9 Nov. 2025
The soldier said that the main concern of troops in the area is that the Ukrainian leadership will try to hold onto what remains of Pokrovsk for as long as possible because abandoning the city would be seen as a major failure.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
After World War II, governments closed wartime child-care centers and urged women out of factories so returning soldiers could reclaim work.
—Jane Sadowsky, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
Firstly, the soldiers’ personal testimony drives the narrative forward more effectively than a conventional narrator could accomplish.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 8 Nov. 2025
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NPR, 9 Nov. 2025
The soldier said that the main concern of troops in the area is that the Ukrainian leadership will try to hold onto what remains of Pokrovsk for as long as possible because abandoning the city would be seen as a major failure.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
After World War II, governments closed wartime child-care centers and urged women out of factories so returning soldiers could reclaim work.
—Jane Sadowsky, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
Firstly, the soldiers’ personal testimony drives the narrative forward more effectively than a conventional narrator could accomplish.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 8 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soldier
Noun
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One was Xena, like the warrior-princess of the 1990s TV series.—
Joanna Kakissis,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
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The movie tells the story of a dozen elite warriors from around the world who are kidnapped and forced to take part in fight-to-the-death survival games.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Ever the fighter, Cuomo refused to drop out of the mayoral race after losing the primary, electing to run as a third party candidate in the hopes of rallying support from voters who saw Mamdani as too untested and too far left to govern effectively.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Our assignment everywhere is to send the strongest fighters for the working class wherever possible.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Soldier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soldier. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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