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 European squad is taking a similar approach at the DP World Tour’s BMW PGA Championship.
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Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
This young squad needs time to come together.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2025
That led the Browns to trust Szmyt, who’d first joined the roster via the practice squad last December and made his kicks in the preseason.
—Zac Jackson, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Michaud, 19, was a goalie for the lacrosse squad.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
This young squad needs time to come together.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2025
That led the Browns to trust Szmyt, who’d first joined the roster via the practice squad last December and made his kicks in the preseason.
—Zac Jackson, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Michaud, 19, was a goalie for the lacrosse squad.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squad
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David Long has also played for a bunch of teams and was in Los Angeles when Evero was with the Rams, though, as stated before, his former proteges haven’t necessarily led to consistently strong results in Carolina.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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The team then vetted objects beyond Earth.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Kansas City Chiefs and a small army of oral health volunteers transformed GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium into a kid-friendly dental clinic for a unique dental tailgate party.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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On Tuesday night, the Nepali army deployed troops to restore order after prominent government buildings were set on fire, politicians were attacked and violent clashes erupted between protesters and government forces.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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To counter the explosive projectiles, Russian tank crews began mounting homemade cages above their turrets to cushion the tanks from blasts.—
Marco Hernandez,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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By Sunday evening, the fire crew managed to contain 14% of this wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Braves are using the lefty-swinging Baldwin in a platoon timeshare with right-handed-hitting Sean Murphy.—
Daniel R. Epstein,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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In the finale of Terminal List season one, Edwards served as the final name on James Reece’s (Pratt) terminal list, signifying the completion of Reece’s tour of vengeance after the mass execution of his former Navy SEALs platoon, as well as his wife and daughter.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Squad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squad. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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