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 Several traveling women’s all-star and pro leagues, exhibition teams and amateur squads in the past century had varying success. — James Raia, Mercury News, 31 July 2026 He was banned from one of his favorite pizza joints, Angie’s, and after making a crude comment to a waitress at a volunteer firefighter party, he was kicked off one of his squads. — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2026 Super-secret spec-ops military squads facing off against the next diabolical terrorist threat. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 The winger’s subsequent omissions from matchday squads were attributed to illness by then-head coach Enzo Maresca. — Simon Johnson, New York Times, 31 July 2026 He was charged with helping teams that had a base camp here and squads that played at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026 Bouncing between active rosters and practice squads for five teams over the past three seasons, Ameer Speed was signed by Dallas after a strong UFL campaign for the Houston Gamblers. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026 After those three games, the squads—and any fans chasing the full schedule—will face traveling some 6,000 miles to reach the group stage games in Europe and North Africa. — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 July 2026 The aggressive tackling and chippyness from the Argentinian side led to a confrontation between the two squads. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squads
  1. teams
  2. platoons
  3. armies
  4. crews
Noun
  • Her work has reached 100+ million learners through videos, courses, and keynotes at Harvard, MIT, Stanford, SXSW, and with teams at Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, Comcast, and more.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Ahead of the 2026 football season, AJC Varsity is announcing our preseason all-state teams.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 2 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
  • The Hightower high lord and his armies have occupied Tumbleton and have Rhaenyra in something of a bind.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Sauron’s armies have marched across the whole of the world, conquering all in their path.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2026
Definition of armies
Noun
  • Expect to see families and multi-generational crews enjoying all the complimentary fun across three separate pool experiences, an outdoor volleyball court, a putting green, a soccer field, and yoga classes.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Calmer winds and cooler temperatures assisted fire crews in their battle against the Spokane blazes Monday, but temperature are anticipated to climb back into the 90s by Wednesday and continue to push firefighters to their limits.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of crews

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