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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 soldiers
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.
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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
Imagine doctors receiving vital medical kits from orbit after a natural disaster, or soldiers getting urgent supplies in minutes instead of hours.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
While thousands of soldiers and rescue teams search for the missing and deliver aid, helicopters are ferrying supplies to isolated zones and private construction firms are helping to reopen key roads.
—CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Some of the Palestinians who returned to Gaza were journalists, doctors and first responders who were taken from hospitals and off the streets by soldiers.
—NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
World War II also provides the backdrop for Concord’s Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial, which honors 320 Black soldiers killed in a 1944 explosion while unloading munitions — a tragedy that led to desegregation of the military.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
More than 900 Israeli soldiers have died fighting in the war, according to Israel's Institute for National Security Studies.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Rock soldiers will have to wait a while to see Ace Frehley back on stage.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
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
Imagine doctors receiving vital medical kits from orbit after a natural disaster, or soldiers getting urgent supplies in minutes instead of hours.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
While thousands of soldiers and rescue teams search for the missing and deliver aid, helicopters are ferrying supplies to isolated zones and private construction firms are helping to reopen key roads.
—CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Some of the Palestinians who returned to Gaza were journalists, doctors and first responders who were taken from hospitals and off the streets by soldiers.
—NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
World War II also provides the backdrop for Concord’s Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial, which honors 320 Black soldiers killed in a 1944 explosion while unloading munitions — a tragedy that led to desegregation of the military.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
More than 900 Israeli soldiers have died fighting in the war, according to Israel's Institute for National Security Studies.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Rock soldiers will have to wait a while to see Ace Frehley back on stage.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soldiers
Noun
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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
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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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Let’s look at the outcomes of the previous wars between Hamas fighters in Gaza and Israel.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
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China has reportedly started the mass production of a photon detector that can help build quantum radars to track advanced stealth fighters like the F-22 Raptor jet.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Soldiers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soldiers. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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