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 two squads vying for the Julius Erving Trophy earned their way to the championship clash with impressive playoff victories against the Triplets (Ball Hogs) and the defending champion 305 (Power). — Juan Carlos Blanco, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Another area power that could be in the mix is North Crowley — all three squads could head to the Class 6A Division II, depending on district finishes. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026 Saturday’s game will be the third and final game between the two non-playoff squads this season. — John W. Davis, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2026 Of course, some of those players might land on practice squads or other teams, so not all of those players getting released are out of luck. — Jim Reineking, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 Lienou graduated to United’s matchday squads in the league over the final weeks of last season, after a stellar first year with the under-21s, and then signed a new contract until 2029. — Beren Cross, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 And Pete Crow-Armstrong won it in the 10th with a walk-off, two-run home run, giving the Cubs a 7-5 victory in front of an electric crowd of 40,354 with fans representing both squads. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026 Coming off an 8-5 season, head coach Eli Drinkwitz is still looking to recapture the magic of Missouri’s 2023 and 2024 squads — those were his best seasons in Columbia, a period that included the program’s first NY6 bowl victory. — Pj Green august 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Aug. 2026 Last year the Dolphins found Cole Strange and Greg Dulcich on the other team’s practice squads. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squads
  1. teams
  2. platoons
  3. armies
  4. crews
Noun
  • Here’s the Week 0 Fort Worth-area high school football scores including teams from area districts.
    — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The location pros behind Best Picture Oscar winner One Battle After Another and nominee Marty Supreme won the film prizes at the 2026 LMGI Awards, with the Pluribus, Fallout and Black Rabbit teams taking TV honors.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of teams
Noun
  • The Phillies will run outfield platoons in left and center for the remainder of the season.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Multiple schools across three states will soon have their own veritable platoons of pepper-spraying drones to hunt down active shooters, The Washington Post reports, waiting to spring into action the moment they’re called on.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 30 July 2026
Definition of platoons
Noun
  • Big Ridley commands armies of extras, builds enormous sets and deploys cutting-edge visual effects to create places that no longer exist — or never did.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • And because intelligence exists in isolated fragments across different systems, companies end up deploying armies of employees whose primary, manual job is just interpretation.
    — Filip Popovic, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of armies
Noun
  • Since then, crews have worked around the clock to get neighborhoods back up and running.
    — Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Perhaps not coincidentally, the Royals broadcast team dropped in Awful Announcing’s ranking of the 30 MLB television crews.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of crews

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“Squads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squads. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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