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 purpose isn't simply to tell squads apart, but to share a story about each country. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 June 2026 Previously the top two fan vote-getters would serve as captains and select the squads. — Mercury News, 2 July 2026 Both squads have five touches in the opposing box, but obviously only Egypt has taken advantage. — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2026 The Americans are winless in their last 13 matches against European squads at the tournament since then. — Mark Hodge, NBC news, 1 July 2026 Portugal arrived in North America with one of the deepest and most talented squads in the competition. — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 The operation was a testament to the growing effectiveness of a multinational coalition of urban search-and-rescue squads. — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026 The Indiana Fever beat the Phoenix Mercury 86-77 on Monday night, but what stood out was the bad blood between the two squads. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026 While Mickey Moniak and Freddy Peralta and Kris Bubic are useful pieces to move, these squads don’t really have the rosters to shake up the deadline by embracing a more aggressive sale. — Tim Britton, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squads
  1. teams
  2. platoons
  3. armies
  4. crews
Noun
  • The Mets, being one of the worst offensive teams in baseball, don’t often come back from large deficits.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026
  • Among their polyglot ranks are search-and-rescue specialists, doctors, canine teams and structural engineers.
    — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of teams
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
Definition of platoons
Noun
  • 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
  • In it, Swift and Gomez played warring frenemies, leading respective armies of famous faces in an Avengers-level face off that was heavy on special effects and drama.
    — Michael Nied, InStyle, 4 July 2026
Definition of armies
Noun
  • Construction crews worked through the night to stabilize a Manhattan high-rise after structural columns buckled on the 21st floor Tuesday morning, raising fears of a partial collapse.
    — Kelly McCleary, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
  • The department said the response to the fire included fire crews, heavy equipment and water-dropping aircraft.
    — Seamus Bozeman Follow, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of crews

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