Thesaurus results for STANDING ARMY

standing army

noun

as in national guard

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Recent Examples of standing army Environmental concerns have held a central place in Costa Rica’s identity for years, much like its lack of a standing army, and the country has set ambitious sustainability goals. —

Djenane Villanueva, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 2026 With Stalin’s large standing army smothering half of Europe, and his fledgling nuclear arsenal extending Moscow’s ambitions overseas, America had to scramble. —

Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2026 The southeastern Choctaws alone possessed a military force ten times as large as the United States' standing army. —

Caleb Pomeroy, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2025 This really is the key technology to make an upper stage rapidly reusable—NASA's space shuttle orbiters were reusable but required a standing army to refurbish the vehicle between flights. —

Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for standing army

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Noun

At least two military members also attend veteran funeral services, usually sent from either active duty, the national guard or the reserve, said Chadd Boland, a National Guard staff sergeant.

— Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
The conflict escalated further, resulting in 25 national guard members being killed in separate attacks following the cartel leader’s killing.

— Jordan Parker Aviation, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026