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Recent Examples of standing army
Nearly 170,000 active-duty troops are stationed abroad, a number larger than the entire standing army of many countries, including Canada.
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Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2025
The nine-person delegation from Iceland, the alliance’s only member without a standing army, occupies a half-dozen offices; France has a whole floor; Germany has two.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
Bombing campaigns could significantly destroy military and civilian infrastructure in Iran but to replace the Iranian regime, President Trump has to be prepared to fight not just a standing army but a system with decades of experience in asymmetric warfare.
—Narges Bajoghli, Time, 19 June 2025
And in terms of personnel, China has a standing army of more than two million soldiers—nearly 12 times as many as Taiwan.
—Michael A. Brown, Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2023
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Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2025
The nine-person delegation from Iceland, the alliance’s only member without a standing army, occupies a half-dozen offices; France has a whole floor; Germany has two.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
Bombing campaigns could significantly destroy military and civilian infrastructure in Iran but to replace the Iranian regime, President Trump has to be prepared to fight not just a standing army but a system with decades of experience in asymmetric warfare.
—Narges Bajoghli, Time, 19 June 2025
And in terms of personnel, China has a standing army of more than two million soldiers—nearly 12 times as many as Taiwan.
—Michael A. Brown, Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standing army
Noun
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Trump pledged to repeal the Act and deploy the national guard as an occupying police force in Chicago.—
Rebecca Wallace,
Denver Post,
5 Sep. 2025
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The deployment appeared to be the first time in decades that a state’s national guard was activated without a request from its governor, a significant escalation against those who have sought to hinder the administration’s mass deportation efforts.—
OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In response, President Nicolás Maduro has ordered troop deployments along the coast and border with Colombia and urged Venezuelans to join civilian militias.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Still, Maduro’s government has responded by deploying troops along Venezuela’s coast and border with neighboring Colombia, as well as by urging Venezuelans to enlist in a civilian militia.—
Aamer Madhani,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Standing army.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standing%20army. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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