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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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The official said the terrorist group attacked Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers in Rafah.—
Greg Norman , Trey Yingst,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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The concept even included plans for soldiers to parachute in, plant the bomb, and escape (hopefully).—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Oct. 2025
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Over the past two months, the Pentagon has deployed close to 10,000 troops — most of them based in Puerto Rico — along with a contingent of Marines aboard amphibious assault ships.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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Under the ceasefire terms, Hamas released all living hostages in return for nearly 2,000 Palestinian convicts and wartime detainees, while Israel pulled back its troops and halted its offensive.—
Maayan Lubell,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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Over at the Department of War, meanwhile, schools serving some 71,000 children of servicemen saw DEI wiped out (despite residual legal challenges) in early February.—
Paul du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Soon, though, his editor had a change of heart and decided Schieffer should travel to Vietnam to report on hometown servicemen while also relaying messages to them from their families in Texas.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Oct. 2025
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Lobbying expenditures from firms linked to the Chinese PLA have intensified as deliberations in Congress have progressed surrounding the National Defense Authorization Act, an annual piece of legislation designed to fund America’s military and deal broadly with national security matters.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Oct. 2025
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In its ferocious response, Israel's military killed more than 68,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to Gaza health officials.—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Soldiery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soldiery. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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