as in warriors
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
Many Salvadorans and human rights advocates were aghast at the sight of soldiers trying to pressure the lawmakers.
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T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Edwards retreated to the Dark Forest in Germany with the actual nuclear bearings, and reached out to his Navy SEAL buddy, James Reece (Chris Pratt), to share his mindset of how war bureaucrats have set up real soldiers to fail in their efforts to keep the free world safe.
—Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Stories like these have underscored the human dimension of a grinding war, where soldiers form bonds with animals in the trenches.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
Four decades later, the Soviet bloc collapsed, and Russian soldiers retreated.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
The eight-year-long war killed 179 British servicemembers, close to 4,500 American soldiers, and around 200,000 Iraqi civilians.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
More than 500 Israeli soldiers have survived serious injuries fighting in Gaza, according to the military.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
To the left, there’s the marble ruins of the city’s gymnasium, a kind of college campus for trainee soldiers, complete with bathhouse and refectory.
—Barry Neild, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Ten days later, soldiers from the republic under the rule of Pétion’s successor, Jean-Pierre Boyer, executed the king’s youngest son and heir to the throne.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Edwards retreated to the Dark Forest in Germany with the actual nuclear bearings, and reached out to his Navy SEAL buddy, James Reece (Chris Pratt), to share his mindset of how war bureaucrats have set up real soldiers to fail in their efforts to keep the free world safe.
—Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Stories like these have underscored the human dimension of a grinding war, where soldiers form bonds with animals in the trenches.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
Four decades later, the Soviet bloc collapsed, and Russian soldiers retreated.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
The eight-year-long war killed 179 British servicemembers, close to 4,500 American soldiers, and around 200,000 Iraqi civilians.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
More than 500 Israeli soldiers have survived serious injuries fighting in Gaza, according to the military.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
To the left, there’s the marble ruins of the city’s gymnasium, a kind of college campus for trainee soldiers, complete with bathhouse and refectory.
—Barry Neild, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Ten days later, soldiers from the republic under the rule of Pétion’s successor, Jean-Pierre Boyer, executed the king’s youngest son and heir to the throne.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soldiers
Noun
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Almost 80 years ago, two warriors left Los Alamitos to fight in World War II.—
Jeff Gritchen,
Oc Register,
29 Sep. 2025
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Legal experts and other observers of the office said state attorneys general traditionally didn’t act primarily as partisan warriors.—
Jeremy Kohler,
ProPublica,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Thrilla in Manila between the two fighters stands as a testament to each of their enduring legacies of perseverance.—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
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Whether Hamas chooses this route will likely depend on whether its political leaders, mostly in Turkey and Qatar, hold sway over its fighters on the ground.—
Hussein Ibish,
The Atlantic,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Soldiers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soldiers. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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