squads

plural of squad

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Recent Examples of squads Of course, this would depend on whether the managers choose to pick their strongest teams in what for some is a meaningless, even annoying extra fixture, for squads who just want to go home. Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 18 July 2026 The best World Cup base camps have tended to be quiet ones, with squads that hole up in small towns and bond away from the spotlight routinely outlasting teams stationed amid bigger circuses. Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Both squads were packed with some of the world’s best active footballers, such as Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Roberto Carlos, and Ronaldinho for Brazil and David Beckham, Michael Owen, and Sol Campbell for England. Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 16 July 2026 Furthermore, Florida spent the offseason retooling as well as getting healthy, bringing in veterans and some more hard-hitters, positioning the Panthers to be one of the toughest squads in the NHL. Ava Dicecca, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2026 Swiftwater rescue boat squads, urban search-and-rescue teams and rescue swimmers to assist with flood rescues. Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 14 July 2026 Instead, younger Warriors and Thunder squads soaked up attention while chasing titles. Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 8 July 2026 How so many of the tournament’s biggest stars—Lionel Messi, Erling Haaland, Harry Kane, Mohamed Salah, and more—have delivered for their squads? Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026 Now, both these squads will meet in Seattle, which was an electric atmosphere for the USMNT’s victory over Australia in the group stage. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squads
Noun
  • Butler Fans of other teams The story about Miami Gardens’ final 2026 World Cup match might not be as much about England and France, the two teams playing, but the teams that aren’t playing.
    Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 19 July 2026
  • Locals cheered alongside international fans for their teams at sports bars, parades through city streets and, of course, World Cup matches.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Noun
  • In the coming years, as Erik Neander took over the baseball operations department, the Rays were at the forefront of analytics with defensive shifts, aggressive platoons, utilizing openers, creating a menagerie of arm slots in the bullpen and, yes, prioritizing exit velocity.
    John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026
  • Outfield requires far more starting spots, and most of those available later in drafts are locked in platoons.
    Dalton Del Don, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Both lifestyles, as Tubbs saw them, were about having principles, living for something bigger than yourself, protecting the defenseless—both righteous armies marching under different flags.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
  • For decades, law firms have depended upon armies of associates, paralegals, legal assistants, litigation support professionals, contract managers, compliance personnel, and administrative staff to perform this work.
    Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Noun
  • Construction crews have pre-positioned supplies — including the steel bollard wall panels — but no actual wall-building has started in the area.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • In particular, it's conceived as a way of keeping valuable attack helicopters like the AH-54 Apache and their crews away from the heat of combat while acting as force multipliers to make the helicopter much more effective.
    David Szondy July 21, New Atlas, 21 July 2026

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