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Recent Examples of standing army
And in terms of personnel, China has a standing army of more than two million soldiers—nearly 12 times as many as Taiwan.
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Michael A. Brown, Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2023
In these, the enemy is not a standing army but various terrorist organizations and looser categories of hostiles, enmeshed in large civilian populations.
—Colin Jones, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025
The Ukrainian leader also mentioned maintaining the country’s standing army of about one million soldiers and a peacekeeping contingent from European countries, or some combination of these measures.
—Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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With 1.2 million troops, North Korea’s military ranks among the world’s largest standing armies, and its entry into the war was a profound escalation in a war now approaching its fourth year.
—Marc Santora, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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Michael A. Brown, Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2023
In these, the enemy is not a standing army but various terrorist organizations and looser categories of hostiles, enmeshed in large civilian populations.
—Colin Jones, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025
The Ukrainian leader also mentioned maintaining the country’s standing army of about one million soldiers and a peacekeeping contingent from European countries, or some combination of these measures.
—Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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With 1.2 million troops, North Korea’s military ranks among the world’s largest standing armies, and its entry into the war was a profound escalation in a war now approaching its fourth year.
—Marc Santora, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standing army
Noun
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Republican states need not worry much – yet – even though Texas called up more than 5,000 national guard troops to ready for responses to possible upcoming raids there.—
Thomas Elias,
Oc Register,
27 June 2025
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At a hearing last week, attorneys for California argued Trump's federalization of national guard troops was unlawful.—
Larry Kaplow,
NPR,
19 June 2025
Noun
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The amphitheater holding Christ’s holy militia looks like a gigantic rose.—
Mary Jo Bang
July 9,
Literary Hub,
9 July 2025
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Two months later, on June 14, 1775, the Continental Congress founded the Continental Army, replacing the militia with an official fighting force with Washington as its leader.—
Lisa Gutierrez
July 3,
Kansas City Star,
3 July 2025
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“Standing army.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standing%20army. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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