as in battalions
a military unit consisting of soldiers, ships, or aircraft
A reconnaissance squadron was deployed to the area.
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Recent Examples of squadrons
Instead, the $252 billion option would include additional Patriot missile batteries and air-control squadrons, dozens of new aircraft, and next-generation systems to defend against drone and cruise missile attacks on major population centers, military bases, and other key areas.
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
The overwhelming pattern is that what China showcases at Tiananmen becomes reality in squadrons, brigades, and fleets.
—Amir Husain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Its aviation force consists of nine squadrons of fourth- and fifth-generation aircraft, the latter referring to F-35C stealth fighter jets.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
As everyone knows, people in the neighboring state of New Jersey, right across the Hudson, have been spotting ominous squadrons of alien drones.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
Allied pilots soon developed tactics to nullify the aircraft’s advantages, with America P-51 squadrons, in particular, taking a heavy toll on inexperienced Me-262 pilots.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2024
Similar tactics were also used in air warfare, perhaps most famously by the elite WWII Pathfinder squadrons.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
The naval air station in the Pacific Northwest is where all but one Navy tactical electronic attack squadrons flying the EA-18G Growler are based.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
In Things to Come, shots of airplane squadrons over the white cliffs of Dover and superimpositions of soldiers marching through the English countryside were eccentric visions of pre-War British fears, perfecting what Wells had made overly didactic.
—Armond White, National Review, 9 Oct. 2024
Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
The overwhelming pattern is that what China showcases at Tiananmen becomes reality in squadrons, brigades, and fleets.
—Amir Husain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Its aviation force consists of nine squadrons of fourth- and fifth-generation aircraft, the latter referring to F-35C stealth fighter jets.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
As everyone knows, people in the neighboring state of New Jersey, right across the Hudson, have been spotting ominous squadrons of alien drones.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
Allied pilots soon developed tactics to nullify the aircraft’s advantages, with America P-51 squadrons, in particular, taking a heavy toll on inexperienced Me-262 pilots.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2024
Similar tactics were also used in air warfare, perhaps most famously by the elite WWII Pathfinder squadrons.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
The naval air station in the Pacific Northwest is where all but one Navy tactical electronic attack squadrons flying the EA-18G Growler are based.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
In Things to Come, shots of airplane squadrons over the white cliffs of Dover and superimpositions of soldiers marching through the English countryside were eccentric visions of pre-War British fears, perfecting what Wells had made overly didactic.
—Armond White, National Review, 9 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squadrons
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The future belongs to a smaller pool of elite innovators — not vast back-office battalions.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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For some battalions, including Prickly’s, this represents a sea change.—
Tamar Jacoby,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Approximately 1,400 Palestinians and 13 Israelis died in the operation, which lasted 22 days, according to aid groups.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Most Marxist groups in Britain have spent at least some years inside the Labour Party, hoping to change it from within.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Oct. 2025
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The pair's influence generally seems to result in a style of hit that Swift has referred to as a glitter gel pen song, one of three metaphorical groupings of music that make up her discography.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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Three-receiver sets are the norm for nearly every team on Seattle’s schedule, and Macdonald likes to match those 11 personnel groupings with his three best cover corners.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Squadrons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squadrons. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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