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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standing army
Noun
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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
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The next day, Colmenarez joined the protestors again in the streets around the government’s election office, but were pushed back by national guard officers firing tear gas canisters.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The story begins with the Nakba, the involuntary expulsion of Palestinians from their land by the British government and Zionist militias.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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However, an isolationist leadership board, facing an outside threat with Link’s (Thomas Doherty) militia and unable to locate an AWOL Sinatra, trigger-happily initiates full lockdown.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Standing army.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standing%20army. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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