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
The Huskies defeated the Broncos for the first time in a tournament earlier this season, but the squad from Miami-Dade was missing some starters.
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Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
There are no full-time starters who are freshmen on this squad.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
It's been 40 years since the Chicago Bears won the Super Bowl and, perhaps coincidentally, also since their cheerleading squad, the Honey Bears, were seen shimmying on the sidelines.
—Marie Saavedra, CBS News, 16 Jan. 2026
The only team since 2000 with a worse preseason ranking to win it all was the aforementioned Auburn squad, which was No. 22.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 16 Jan. 2026
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Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
There are no full-time starters who are freshmen on this squad.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
It's been 40 years since the Chicago Bears won the Super Bowl and, perhaps coincidentally, also since their cheerleading squad, the Honey Bears, were seen shimmying on the sidelines.
—Marie Saavedra, CBS News, 16 Jan. 2026
The only team since 2000 with a worse preseason ranking to win it all was the aforementioned Auburn squad, which was No. 22.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squad
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By matching those physiological signals with what was happening behaviorally, the team could begin identifying the subtle shifts that happen as a child moves from calm toward distress and then back to calm.—
Mayo Clinic News Network,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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The research team published its findings in Nature Communications and plans further preclinical testing.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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The European Union’s defense commissioner raised the prospect of a 100-thousand strong European army in a January speech, an idea previously dismissed as unworkable and political unacceptable in the bloc.—
Clare Sebastian,
CNN Money,
22 Jan. 2026
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The attack occurred in Zamfara state on Monday, army spokesman David Adewusi said in a statement on Tuesday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Jan. 2026
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Among the changes, the department has expanded its use of drones to monitor large brush fires, allowing crews to better detect lingering heat or embers that could reignite.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
13 Jan. 2026
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That property is now deemed uninhabitable by the city, but power crews are working on it.—
Mike Sullivan,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Toronto’s infield would remain untouched, with Addison Barger and Okamoto likely acting as a sort of third base platoon.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Risking his life again, the director embeds with a Ukrainian platoon attempting to retake the minuscule town of Andriivka that had been seized by Russian invaders.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
29 Dec. 2025
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“Squad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squad. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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