as in team
a group of people working together on a task
the cleaning squad usually arrives after regular business hours
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Recent Examples of squad
Worth noting Despite being eliminated from postseason contention, the Giants plan to keep catcher Jesus Rodriguez on the taxi squad instead of activating him to make his major-league debut.
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2025
While some have since returned to duty, others — including squad boss Matt Nichols and firefighter Andrew Brown — are still working through recovery.
—Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
After a brief stint on the Minnesota Vikings practice squad to finish last season, Jones signed with the Indianapolis Colts last spring.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Kicker Riley Patterson will be signed to the 53-man roster this week after being elevated from the practice squad for the first three weeks of the season.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2025
While some have since returned to duty, others — including squad boss Matt Nichols and firefighter Andrew Brown — are still working through recovery.
—Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
After a brief stint on the Minnesota Vikings practice squad to finish last season, Jones signed with the Indianapolis Colts last spring.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Kicker Riley Patterson will be signed to the 53-man roster this week after being elevated from the practice squad for the first three weeks of the season.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squad
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Every budgeting article is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of personal finance products.—
Andreina Rodriguez,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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In order to determine if the intriguing minerals were produced by microbial metabolism or an abiotic process, samples collected by the rover would need to be delivered to Earth for further analysis, team members have stressed.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Police and army inspect damage to a house destroyed by debris from a shot down Russian drone in the village of Wyryki-Wola, eastern Poland, on September 10, 2025.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Unlike some other ethnic armed organizations leading insurgencies against the junta, the KNA is a pro-junta militia formally folded into the army’s command.—
Dan Swift,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Sep. 2025
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The individual was discovered inside one of the main landing gear compartments while the maintenance crew was working on the aircraft, which had arrived from Europe, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said in a news release.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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Videos on social media showed large plumes of smoke coming from the church as crews battled the fire.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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But in the team’s first postseason game, Chisholm was reduced to being a platoon bat.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Vogt is all but certain to win again, despite Hinch’s deft handling of the Tigers’ tricky platoons across the board.—
Ryan Ford,
Freep.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Squad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squad. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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