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Recent Examples of soldiery
The experience of secession, of war, of industrial slaughter and gallant sacrifice, of Black soldiery and humanity all reforged Lincoln into a stronger alloy.
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Jack Sheehan
september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Moscow is not about to waste vital resources in airpower, weaponry or soldiery on peripheral endeavors such as supporting Assad or the Mullahs.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
That includes the activism and the soldiery.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 15 Aug. 2022
Through Joe, an aspiring journalist, readers experience not only the throb of post-9/11 patriotism but also the tedium, camaraderie and sudden terrors of soldiery in a war zone.
—Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 14 May 2021
Jack Sheehan
september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Moscow is not about to waste vital resources in airpower, weaponry or soldiery on peripheral endeavors such as supporting Assad or the Mullahs.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
That includes the activism and the soldiery.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 15 Aug. 2022
Through Joe, an aspiring journalist, readers experience not only the throb of post-9/11 patriotism but also the tedium, camaraderie and sudden terrors of soldiery in a war zone.
—Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 14 May 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soldiery
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Nail polish is not allowed for male soldiers, and clear polish is accepted for female soldiers.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The company is also pushing out battlefield-ready tools designed for everyday use by soldiers.—
David Kirichenko,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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On Tuesday, it was reported that Indian troops had joined a military drill with Russian and Belarusian forces near Minsk, days after Russian drones entered Polish and Romanian airspace.—
Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Last week’s Russian drone incursion into NATO member Poland drew strong condemnation from European NATO allies, and pledges of more planes and troops for the bloc’s eastern flank.—
Jill Lawless,
Twin Cities,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Russian Defence Ministry said earlier on Sunday that 146 Russian servicemen were returned from Ukraine in exchange for 146 Ukrainian prisoners of war, adding that eight Russian civilians from the Kursk region were also returned.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
24 Aug. 2025
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The historical drama about Black military women who heroically solved a massive backlog of mail to servicemen during World War II is #2.—
Tom Brueggemann,
IndieWire,
23 Dec. 2024
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The Kuomintang, or KMT, also known as the Nationalist Party of China, is the party formerly led by Chiang Kai-shek that ruled the entirety of the Republic of China before Mao Zedong’s communist military forced it to flee to Taiwan.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Israeli military began a ground offensive in Gaza City, the Israel Defense Forces said on Tuesday, with two IDF divisions moving toward the city.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Soldiery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soldiery. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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