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
Prisoners exchanged Russia's Defense Ministry said that a prisoner swap Saturday brought home 175 of its soldiers.
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CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Another work from this era, Veterans Day (2016), features a flow of musical notes that surround a framed newspaper article about the conviction of Muhammad Ali for refusing to fight in the American war in Vietnam and an old photograph of soldiers raising their fists.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
The Man From Colorado is a dissection of the effects of PTSD (both on the part of soldiers and their families), a satire of megalomania, and a crackling thriller.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026
The Israeli army says 12 soldiers have been killed in southern Lebanon and more than 400 others have been wounded.
—Abby Sewell, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Lebanon's army said four soldiers were among those killed.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 9 Apr. 2026
Twelve Israeli soldiers have died.
—Bassem Mroue, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
Thirteen American soldiers have also died in the course of the conflict, as have more than two dozen in Israel and the Gulf states.
—Ioana Emy Matesan, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026
Onoja didn’t specify how many soldiers were killed in the latest attack on military bases.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Another work from this era, Veterans Day (2016), features a flow of musical notes that surround a framed newspaper article about the conviction of Muhammad Ali for refusing to fight in the American war in Vietnam and an old photograph of soldiers raising their fists.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
The Man From Colorado is a dissection of the effects of PTSD (both on the part of soldiers and their families), a satire of megalomania, and a crackling thriller.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026
The Israeli army says 12 soldiers have been killed in southern Lebanon and more than 400 others have been wounded.
—Abby Sewell, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Lebanon's army said four soldiers were among those killed.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 9 Apr. 2026
Twelve Israeli soldiers have died.
—Bassem Mroue, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
Thirteen American soldiers have also died in the course of the conflict, as have more than two dozen in Israel and the Gulf states.
—Ioana Emy Matesan, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026
Onoja didn’t specify how many soldiers were killed in the latest attack on military bases.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soldiers
Noun
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Two warriors gleam in the midst of Indian Combat (1868) and continue their brawl to the death, one knife-edge away from mortality.—
Tyehimba Jess,
ARTnews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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But the Ballances were more than gallant warriors – in fact, a life-size oil painting of Marti’s great-grandfather Charles Ballance’s wife and children – including her grandfather Willis as a 3-year-old – hangs in a place of honor at the Illinois State Museum in Springfield.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Sudanese paramilitary group also benefited from an airbase in Kufra and other facilities that were used as transit points for Colombian fighters and as sites for the modification of vehicles imported through Libya, the experts found.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Navy requirements include a combat radius approaching 1,000 miles—roughly 25 percent greater than current fleet fighters—while maintaining compatibility with existing carrier catapults and arresting gear.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Soldiers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soldiers. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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