as in teams
a group of people working together on a task
the cleaning squad usually arrives after regular business hours
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Recent Examples of squads
Personally, Angela has been turning to history books, and just finished A Flower Traveled in My Blood, about the Dirty War in Argentina, the children stolen by the state’s paramilitary squads, and the women who fought to find them.
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Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
The Gamecocks fell to third, leading a quartet of SEC squads.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2026
Yes, as has become evident in the past couple of seasons, the Premier League is becoming akin to England’s own super league, but also, none of those clubs are managing their squads terribly well right now.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
The annual scrimmage divides the Gators football team into two squads for a showcase event free of admission.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
The Gamecocks fell to third, leading a quartet of SEC squads.
—Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
Four other Georgia players are on practice squads.
—Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 26 Jan. 2026
With Lorch’s money and the church’s institutional clout behind the program, Riverside sent top teenage squads to tournaments both nationwide and internationally, including to Western Europe, the former Soviet Union, and the former Yugoslavia.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Familiar foe coming to Moody Center Now with Texas A&M (13-4, 3-1) rolling into town Saturday, the Longhorns — who are tied with six other teams at 2-2 in the SEC, one game behind five 3-1 squads — have suddenly become a tough out.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
The Gamecocks fell to third, leading a quartet of SEC squads.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2026
Yes, as has become evident in the past couple of seasons, the Premier League is becoming akin to England’s own super league, but also, none of those clubs are managing their squads terribly well right now.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
The annual scrimmage divides the Gators football team into two squads for a showcase event free of admission.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
The Gamecocks fell to third, leading a quartet of SEC squads.
—Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
Four other Georgia players are on practice squads.
—Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 26 Jan. 2026
With Lorch’s money and the church’s institutional clout behind the program, Riverside sent top teenage squads to tournaments both nationwide and internationally, including to Western Europe, the former Soviet Union, and the former Yugoslavia.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Familiar foe coming to Moody Center Now with Texas A&M (13-4, 3-1) rolling into town Saturday, the Longhorns — who are tied with six other teams at 2-2 in the SEC, one game behind five 3-1 squads — have suddenly become a tough out.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squads
Noun
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The previous Super Bowl between those two teams is regarded as one of the best ever.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Even the championship teams didn’t win in Omaha, but last year the Huskies broke through in large part due to a 38-point effort from Liam McNeeley.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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According to the Defense official, the Army plans to ramp up training over the next year, eventually sending in platoons of some 40 soldiers at a time to train.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
10 Nov. 2025
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The white officers in the 24 companies overseeing the volunteer platoons were also initially skeptical.—
Time,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Small armies of volunteers began making food deliveries to immigrants afraid to leave their homes.—
Tim Sullivan,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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Republicans now hope to build on that law with even greater appropriations this year, providing ICE with more funding than most foreign militaries, including the armies of Iran, Turkey, Canada and Mexico.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Photo by Anne Arundel County Fire Department In Harford County, crews rescued four cows, a bull and a horse after a barn collapsed.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Homicide and nonfatal shooting totals fell again in 2023, but the city was roiled by robbery and carjacking crews responsible for an overall uptick in violence.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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