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 Siege of Mandalore In one of the final battles at the tail end of the Clone Wars, Ahsoka Tano leads a Republic squadron to rid the planet Mandalore of Darth Maul's influence.
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 May 2025
The United States has recently dispatched an additional squadron of stealth fighter aircraft to Japan, its treaty ally in Northeast Asia, aiming to counter the military threat posed by China.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
The American army carried the day with help from Pike's squadron.
—Arkansas Online, 3 May 2025
The administration’s decision to abandon plans to move D.C.’s elite fighter jet squadron to Maryland comes months after the state’s congressional delegation and Gov. Wes Moore (D) worked to secure the planes to prevent the state from losing its flying mission.
—Meagan Flynn, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2025
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 May 2025
The United States has recently dispatched an additional squadron of stealth fighter aircraft to Japan, its treaty ally in Northeast Asia, aiming to counter the military threat posed by China.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
The American army carried the day with help from Pike's squadron.
—Arkansas Online, 3 May 2025
The administration’s decision to abandon plans to move D.C.’s elite fighter jet squadron to Maryland comes months after the state’s congressional delegation and Gov. Wes Moore (D) worked to secure the planes to prevent the state from losing its flying mission.
—Meagan Flynn, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squadron
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The picture is similar at the Fire Department, where the top ten each earned over $500,000, led by the battalion chief with $905,060.—
John Hart,
Oc Register,
25 June 2025
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There will also be six battalion chiefs on the scene, along with a division chief, a deputy chief and a chief of operations.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 June 2025
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Barrett’s ruling, however, left open the possibility that Trump’s birthright policy could be blocked nationwide under lawsuits brought by state governments, or class-action litigation to challenge the order on behalf of groups of plaintiffs who would be affected by the order.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
27 June 2025
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Even the most dedicated seed-eating songbirds must eat insects and other arthropods, that many-legged group of creatures that includes spiders and millipedes, to produce eggs, to grow new feathers and to feed their young.—
Madeline Bodin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2025
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 June 2025
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In another blow to China’s push to become a regional leader, India on Thursday rejected signing a joint statement facilitated by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization—one such grouping set up by China and Russia to counter U.S. influence.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
27 June 2025
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“Squadron.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squadron. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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