as in battalion
a military unit consisting of soldiers, ships, or aircraft
A reconnaissance squadron was deployed to the area.
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Recent Examples of squadron
Peck will lead a squadron of 140 personnel.
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Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
That includes Glover, on the Artemis II mission, who spent about a year at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar as a member of VMFAT-101, an F/A-18 Hornet training squadron.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
The base in Suffolk, eastern England, and RAF Feltwell in the neighboring county of Norfolk host the 48th Fighter Wing, comprising some 7,000 active-duty personnel and four squadrons of F-15 Strike Eagles and F-35A Lightning II fighter jets.
—Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
Hornets head coach Charles Lee pulled his starters two minutes later, sending in a squadron of deep reserves that included popular ex-Celtics forward Xavier Tillman.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
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Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
That includes Glover, on the Artemis II mission, who spent about a year at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar as a member of VMFAT-101, an F/A-18 Hornet training squadron.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
The base in Suffolk, eastern England, and RAF Feltwell in the neighboring county of Norfolk host the 48th Fighter Wing, comprising some 7,000 active-duty personnel and four squadrons of F-15 Strike Eagles and F-35A Lightning II fighter jets.
—Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
Hornets head coach Charles Lee pulled his starters two minutes later, sending in a squadron of deep reserves that included popular ex-Celtics forward Xavier Tillman.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squadron
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On March 30, soldiers from the battalion detained a CNN team covering settler violence in the village of Tayasir in the West Bank.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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The military site at Kapciamiestis covering some 14,600 hectares will allow battalion and brigade-size drills on the ground at a critical land link used by the alliance to send reinforcements to its eastern flank.—
Milda Seputyte,
Bloomberg,
23 Apr. 2026
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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The seniors were a very tight-knight group.—
Alex Kushel,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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The student center features comfortable leather furniture – easier to clean up spills – arranged in groupings so students could chat with each other, perhaps study together, perhaps even just take a nap.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Squadron.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squadron. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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