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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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 soldier
Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
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What score do soldiers need to receive to pass the test?
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
When Jordan sealed its border in 2016 after an ISIS attack killed six Jordanian soldiers, most of the Syrian civilians were trapped — unable to move forward or go back through roads controlled by the Syrian regime or even move through a desert laid with land mines.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The bite marks seem to confirm that the skeletons buried at the cemetery were gladiators — and not soldiers or slaves, as previously thought, according to Malin Holst, lecturer in osteoarchaeology at the University of York’s Department of Archaeology.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
More news: How Netflix's Oklahoma City bombing documentary spotlights resiliency amid tragedy
What score do soldiers need to receive to pass the test?
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
American, British and other Allied soldiers were much more likely to improvise and continue fighting after officers went down.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
When Jordan sealed its border in 2016 after an ISIS attack killed six Jordanian soldiers, most of the Syrian civilians were trapped — unable to move forward or go back through roads controlled by the Syrian regime or even move through a desert laid with land mines.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Soldier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soldier. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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