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 Navy’s presence on an Air Force base in a landlocked state may seem strange, but the position is strategic, allowing squadrons to quickly deploy around the world in support of the TACAMO mission.
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Magda Liszewska, Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026
Flying through blizzard conditions, his squadron was ambushed by seven Soviet fighter planes.
—Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
The United States has deployed a squadron of F-16CJ Block 52 Viper fighters equipped with a relatively new electronic warfare system, the Angry Kitten pod, toward the Middle East as part of an expanding military buildup near Iran.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026
India already operates two squadrons of Rafale fighter jets and last year signed a deal to purchase 26 marine variants of the stealth fighter for the navy.
—ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
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Magda Liszewska, Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026
Flying through blizzard conditions, his squadron was ambushed by seven Soviet fighter planes.
—Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
The United States has deployed a squadron of F-16CJ Block 52 Viper fighters equipped with a relatively new electronic warfare system, the Angry Kitten pod, toward the Middle East as part of an expanding military buildup near Iran.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026
India already operates two squadrons of Rafale fighter jets and last year signed a deal to purchase 26 marine variants of the stealth fighter for the navy.
—ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squadron
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Some of them are regular reserve units, but some of them are specific reserve units called regional-defense battalions, and there are regional brigades in the West Bank that have regional-defense battalions under them, which are units made up mostly of settlers.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Fire crews from Nampa and Middleton, along with two truck companies and two battalion chiefs, assisted in the response.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Mar. 2026
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Behind the scenes, work toward resolving the standoff intensified Friday as White House border czar Tom Homan was set to meet for the second consecutive day with a bipartisan group of senators.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
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The great revelation of the exhibition is the group of works in silver and gold from 18th-century Naples, where nothing of their quality and scale survives today.—
Sarah Kozlowski,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Mar. 2026
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Mar. 2026
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The silver carpet at our ultra-exclusive celebration after the Oscars 2026 was jam-packed with mini family reunions, including groupings of siblings, parents and their kids, and even a stray grandparent in the mix.—
Kase Wickman,
Vanity Fair,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Squadron.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squadron. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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