squads

noun

plural of squad
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 The only bad thing about tonight's game is that the Brewers are up 2-0, and this could be the last game between the two squads. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026 One of those squads is Fort Worth Paschal — the Panthers have struggled in district play but have given Wyatt and Heights tough games. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026 Both squads are riding that confidence into a five-game series for a shot to advance to the WNBA Finals. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026 Books went deeper, whether through biographies about the lives of coaches and athletes or narratives of memorable seasons that detailed the construction of championship squads. — Alex Volonte, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026 Also, nobody seems capable of playing special teams, and several squads pegged as contenders in the preseason — the Houston Texans, Green Bay Packers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers — are in free fall. — J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026 The 2017 and 2011 squads both finished as state runner-ups under the program’s patriarch, head coach Kirk Martin, who returned to lead the Mavericks in 2023 following a five-year hiatus at other coaching stops. — Jon Poorman, Houston Chronicle, 28 Sep. 2026 According to the prosecutors, police and government hit squads carried out dozens of killings at Duterte’s orders, motivated by the promise of money or to avoid becoming targets themselves. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squads
  1. teams
  2. platoons
  3. armies
  4. crews
Noun
  • While no postponements or cancellations have been announced, security teams are undoubtedly assessing what level of risk is tolerable for the titans of the global economy.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The mediator does an intense workout taking the offers and counteroffers between the parties, up and down an elegant staircase that separates the teams.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of teams
Noun
  • Its battery-electric vehicles propel themselves rather than relying on a conventional locomotive, and can operate individually or form coordinated groups, known as platoons.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The welcome ceremony also included a flyover by two B-1 bombers, platoons from each military service, and a presentation of the flags and anthems of both countries.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of platoons
Noun
  • In the post–Cold War era, the United States has perfected the art of airpower—winning control of the skies so that enemy armies, navies, and territory can be bombed at will—to a degree that no country or even alliance of countries has matched.
    — Justin Bronk, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Russia and Ukraine have been waging a long-range aerial war while their armies remain largely deadlocked on the front line.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of armies
Noun
  • The Amador County Sheriff's Office lobby was also closed to the public while crews responded.
    — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Short-term, month-to-month rentals (the kind that often show up on a rent roll in a town that runs on rotating crews) were disappearing.
    — Ken Lundin, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of crews

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