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
Hughton earned 59 caps for Ireland and was in their squads that qualified for major international tournaments for the first time (the 1988 European Championship and World Cup two years later).
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Simon Hughes, New York Times, 17 June 2026
While legendary forwards Luis Suárez and Edinson Cavani are no longer part of the national team setup, Uruguay remains one of the most talented squads in the Americas.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 15 June 2026
The two squads will come away with one point each in the Group H matchup.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
Besides the Americans, the French, the Togolese and a dozen South African squads, teams from Kenya and Mozambique marched into Nkowankowa Stadium the first morning of the tournament.
—Ryan Lenora Brown, NPR, 14 June 2026
The favourites for the tournament include Spain, France, Argentina and, yes, England; but much will depend on how well squads adapt to the stifling heat, games at high altitude, and having to play across four different time zones.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 13 June 2026
But stacked France is right behind them at +475, with England +750 seeing out the top three as all three European teams have deep squads.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 June 2026
The alert, warning of a possible imminent safety threat to patients, staff and visitors, heightened an already tense and perilously chaotic scene inside Central Florida’s busiest trauma center, where victims had arrived by fire/rescue squads, police cruisers and pickup trucks.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 June 2026
The highlights of Bitonio’s career were being part of two playoff squads in 2020 and ’23.
—ABC News, 9 June 2026
Simon Hughes, New York Times, 17 June 2026
While legendary forwards Luis Suárez and Edinson Cavani are no longer part of the national team setup, Uruguay remains one of the most talented squads in the Americas.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 15 June 2026
The two squads will come away with one point each in the Group H matchup.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
Besides the Americans, the French, the Togolese and a dozen South African squads, teams from Kenya and Mozambique marched into Nkowankowa Stadium the first morning of the tournament.
—Ryan Lenora Brown, NPR, 14 June 2026
The favourites for the tournament include Spain, France, Argentina and, yes, England; but much will depend on how well squads adapt to the stifling heat, games at high altitude, and having to play across four different time zones.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 13 June 2026
But stacked France is right behind them at +475, with England +750 seeing out the top three as all three European teams have deep squads.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 June 2026
The alert, warning of a possible imminent safety threat to patients, staff and visitors, heightened an already tense and perilously chaotic scene inside Central Florida’s busiest trauma center, where victims had arrived by fire/rescue squads, police cruisers and pickup trucks.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 June 2026
The highlights of Bitonio’s career were being part of two playoff squads in 2020 and ’23.
—ABC News, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squads
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And many young soccer fans will get the chance to cheer on those teams while standing on the grandest stage itself.—
Chelsea Torres,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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Solak, who has now played at least one game with five different MLB teams, pinch-hit for Will Wagner in the fifth inning.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 2026
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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
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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
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Also in part to serve the interests of those people who had lent money to the Union armies.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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But, unlike armies of antiquity, modern armies depend on an extraordinarily complex web of fuel, ammunition, spare parts, maintenance crews, communications, transport, and increasingly autonomous systems operating across multiple domains simultaneously.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
9 June 2026
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Aerial footage showed large flames burning near a cul-de-sac of homes as helicopters made water drops and hand crews on the ground worked to create a containment line.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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Jordan remains a beloved location not only because of its awe-inspiring cultural and geological sites but also due to a dynamic film industry and highly skilled crews honed over decades of hosting international productions.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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“Squads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squads. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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