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
Nearly 500,000 Russian soldiers have died in the war, according to some Western intelligence reports, and hundreds of thousands more have left the country to avoid being drafted.
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Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Also, 30 Israeli soldiers and a defense contractor have been killed in or near southern Lebanon, and two civilians have been killed in northern Israel, according to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office.
—Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
The parade begins at Buckingham Palace, with over 1,400 soldiers, 200 horses, and 400 musicians marching to Horse Guards Parade.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 13 June 2026
Crews are wanting to learn more about the earthen fortification, known as the redoubt, which is essentially a dirt fort colonial soldiers built by hand overnight before fighting began.
—Kailey Schuyler, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
Young officers would march between ranks of troops holding the colors in the air, letting soldiers know what their regiment's colors looked like.
—Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 12 June 2026
The character Monty is one of the soldiers who Violet meets along the way.
—Libby Smith, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Video of the incident aired by Israeli media showed soldiers moving a Palestinian detainee to the side of an enclosure of Sde Teiman military base and detention center.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 6 June 2026
On May 22, three soldiers who witnessed the Mount Suribachi flag-raising on the island of Iwo Jima were greeted by 1,000 schoolchildren.
—Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Also, 30 Israeli soldiers and a defense contractor have been killed in or near southern Lebanon, and two civilians have been killed in northern Israel, according to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office.
—Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
The parade begins at Buckingham Palace, with over 1,400 soldiers, 200 horses, and 400 musicians marching to Horse Guards Parade.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 13 June 2026
Crews are wanting to learn more about the earthen fortification, known as the redoubt, which is essentially a dirt fort colonial soldiers built by hand overnight before fighting began.
—Kailey Schuyler, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
Young officers would march between ranks of troops holding the colors in the air, letting soldiers know what their regiment's colors looked like.
—Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 12 June 2026
The character Monty is one of the soldiers who Violet meets along the way.
—Libby Smith, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Video of the incident aired by Israeli media showed soldiers moving a Palestinian detainee to the side of an enclosure of Sde Teiman military base and detention center.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 6 June 2026
On May 22, three soldiers who witnessed the Mount Suribachi flag-raising on the island of Iwo Jima were greeted by 1,000 schoolchildren.
—Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soldiers
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To follow the Nakasendo is to walk in the footsteps of merchants and warriors, poets and pilgrims—and to write your own story into its centuries-old landscape.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
12 June 2026
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This is also the time the warriors against mosquitoes in Miami-Dade and Broward go on high alert.—
Amaia Gavica,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Federal agents training alongside UFC fighters, a title contender working out inside FBI headquarters and a UFC event on White House grounds would have sounded like satire just a few years ago.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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As violent as these bouts get, fighters agree to honor the rules, even mid-pummeling.—
Bhumika Tharoor,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
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“Soldiers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soldiers. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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