as in crews
a group of people working together on a task
asked the Boy Scouts to split into teams and begin pitching their tents
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Recent Examples of teams
Tom Chitty, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2026
The committee uses 12 criteria to determine who belongs in the field and where teams should be seeded.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026
The matchup Sunday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.
—ABC News, 14 Feb. 2026
So why did a game involving Canada and Sweden’s men’s teams devolve into this situation?
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Feb. 2026
Flores, who is joined in the lawsuit by Steve Wilks and Ray Horton, sued the league and three teams in February 2022 after he was fired the previous month by the Miami Dolphins.
—CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
Opposing fans have objected to a sweetheart deal that has allowed the Dodgers to pocket television revenue ordinarily shared with the league’s other 29 teams.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
What are Puppy Bowl 2026 teams?
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Cities tied to playoff teams also saw major spikes.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 8 Feb. 2026
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Every one of the NFL’s 32 teams has played a regular-season game outside the United States and is signed up to the league’s Global Markets Program.
—Tom Chitty, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2026
The committee uses 12 criteria to determine who belongs in the field and where teams should be seeded.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026
The matchup Sunday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.
—ABC News, 14 Feb. 2026
So why did a game involving Canada and Sweden’s men’s teams devolve into this situation?
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Feb. 2026
Flores, who is joined in the lawsuit by Steve Wilks and Ray Horton, sued the league and three teams in February 2022 after he was fired the previous month by the Miami Dolphins.
—CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
Opposing fans have objected to a sweetheart deal that has allowed the Dodgers to pocket television revenue ordinarily shared with the league’s other 29 teams.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
What are Puppy Bowl 2026 teams?
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Cities tied to playoff teams also saw major spikes.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teams
Noun
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Harquahala Valley Fire District crews responded to the scene and found the woman dead, said fire Chief Jeff McMenemy.—
Julie Mendes,
AZCentral.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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When crews arrived on the scene, smoke and fire were showing on all four sides of the house as well as the roof line.—
Forum News Service,
Twin Cities,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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According to the Defense official, the Army plans to ramp up training over the next year, eventually sending in platoons of some 40 soldiers at a time to train.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
10 Nov. 2025
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The white officers in the 24 companies overseeing the volunteer platoons were also initially skeptical.—
Time,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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These are in addition to private members clubs The Wilde and Cipriani, among other highlights.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
16 Jan. 2026
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Shane Stant clubs Kerrigan on the knee and flees the scene.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The historical fiction imagines the Mexican and American armies fighting for control of the West — part myth, fact and fiction spanning the past and present.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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These anti-peace sentiments can be quickly amplified by bot armies.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Here’s a look at the plans for both squads.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
17 Feb. 2026
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The body count issued by the truth commission covers the period between 1986 and 2016, which is considered to be the most intense period of fighting between the state, paramilitary squads, drug traffickers and several rebel groups.—
Manuel Rueda,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The world watched athletes kneel, teams protest and leagues pause.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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And many of the media companies have great monetization but don’t really have any of the big personalities and audiences was a really interesting point.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Despite the country’s Northeast having a great filmmaking legacy coming from the days of Cinema Novo, over the last two decades, most major Brazilian production companies have been based in Rio and São Paulo, with the country’s audiovisual output often reflecting this geographical imbalance.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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And Dutch neighbor Belgium has just reactivated two military brigades as part of a wider drive to boost defenses.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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And Dutch neighbor Belgium has just reactivated two military brigades as part of a wider drive to boost defenses.—
Mike Corder,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Teams.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teams. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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