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
Janine Henni, People.com, 16 May 2025
It is estimated that the parade will be made up of some 7,000 soldiers, 150 military vehicles, helicopters and likely everything else the army can come up with.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 15 May 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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According to that lore, soldiers would prepare to receive their knighthood with a ritualistic bath symbolic of spiritual purification and partake in a vigil the night before receiving their honor.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 16 May 2025
It is estimated that the parade will be made up of some 7,000 soldiers, 150 military vehicles, helicopters and likely everything else the army can come up with.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 15 May 2025
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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 29 May. 2025.
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