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
The man drops him off in the middle of Nuremberg, with a note addressed to a captain in the local squadron, promising him to the military corps.
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
The squadron had nearly 1,000 pilots and over 14,000 other personnel.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
Darth Vader’s search for Luke Skywalker will bring him to Batuu with a squadron of Imperial Stormtroopers when Walt Disney Imagineering expands the Star Wars timeline in Disneyland’s Galaxy’s Edge to include the original trilogy of movies.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026
Space Launch Delta 45’s weather squadron forecasts only a 30% chance for good weather at the opening of the window, but that improves to 70% by the end, plus a low to moderate risk of upper level wind shear.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2026
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
The squadron had nearly 1,000 pilots and over 14,000 other personnel.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
Darth Vader’s search for Luke Skywalker will bring him to Batuu with a squadron of Imperial Stormtroopers when Walt Disney Imagineering expands the Star Wars timeline in Disneyland’s Galaxy’s Edge to include the original trilogy of movies.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026
Space Launch Delta 45’s weather squadron forecasts only a 30% chance for good weather at the opening of the window, but that improves to 70% by the end, plus a low to moderate risk of upper level wind shear.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squadron
Noun
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President Bola Tinubu’s office said in a statement late Wednesday that a Nigerian army battalion will be deployed to Kwara’s Kaiama area, where the attack happened.—
Ope Adetayo,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Netherlands Ministry of Defense Last year, Norway's Princess Ingrid Alexandria finished 15-months of service as a gunner in an engineering battalion.—
Frank Andrews,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Officers learned that a group known to each other got into an altercation resulting from an ongoing dispute, the police said.—
Jack Perry,
The Providence Journal,
7 Feb. 2026
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Al Hilal impressed at the Club World Cup, drawing 1-1 with Madrid while going unbeaten in the group stage and then knocking out Manchester City 4-3 in the round of 16.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Both candidates listed a variety of endorsements, but notable locally was a grouping of current County Board members, nine of the 14 sitting Democrats, around Rodriguez.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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The grouping of all LVMH’s fragrance and cosmetics holdings under one executive’s purview came at a time when the beauty industry’s competitiveness was ramping up, especially as niche brands became hot commodities.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Squadron.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squadron. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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