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
Staff Report,
Twin Cities,
21 June 2026
The lopsided defeat spoke loudly to those who believe that tourney’s expansion from 32 to 48 teams was folly.
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Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2026
To play without a superstar like Pulisic could have derailed previous American teams in World Cup play.
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Andrew Destin,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
Research teams are asked to identify eligible patients while simultaneously ensuring that the protocol is followed exactly as written.
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Demetri Giannikopoulos,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
And many young soccer fans will get the chance to cheer on those teams while standing on the grandest stage itself.
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Chelsea Torres,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
But those most recent generations have known far more heartbreak than would really be considered fair for most other teams.
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Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
Solak, who has now played at least one game with five different MLB teams, pinch-hit for Will Wagner in the fifth inning.
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Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 2026
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The ball was flying out of the park early and often, as the two teams combined for five total homers in the contest.
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Staff Report,
Twin Cities,
21 June 2026
The lopsided defeat spoke loudly to those who believe that tourney’s expansion from 32 to 48 teams was folly.
—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2026
To play without a superstar like Pulisic could have derailed previous American teams in World Cup play.
—
Andrew Destin,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
Research teams are asked to identify eligible patients while simultaneously ensuring that the protocol is followed exactly as written.
—
Demetri Giannikopoulos,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
And many young soccer fans will get the chance to cheer on those teams while standing on the grandest stage itself.
—
Chelsea Torres,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
But those most recent generations have known far more heartbreak than would really be considered fair for most other teams.
—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
Solak, who has now played at least one game with five different MLB teams, pinch-hit for Will Wagner in the fifth inning.
—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teams
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That’s roughly 150,000 square feet of bottom to clean; crews of five to six divers will need to spend roughly four to five hours with hand scrapers and power washers to rid each vessel of biofoul.
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The unexpected display drew onlookers but also shut down traffic as emergency crews scrambled to secure the area.
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That advantage was in large part offset by payments from UEFA’s ‘value pillar’, a mechanism which awards clubs money based upon their coefficient ranking (determined by past performance in European competition) and the size of their nation’s broadcast rights deal for the competition.
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Their top-30 visits, where NFL clubs host prospects at their facilities to gather further intel, are often smokescreens.
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In the coming years, as Erik Neander took over the baseball operations department, the Rays were at the forefront of analytics with defensive shifts, aggressive platoons, utilizing openers, creating a menagerie of arm slots in the bullpen and, yes, prioritizing exit velocity.
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Outfield requires far more starting spots, and most of those available later in drafts are locked in platoons.
Verb
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The world watched athletes kneel, teams protest and leagues pause.
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While still leagues ahead of other wealthy individuals, Musk isn’t the only Texan with an astronomical net worth.
Noun
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Westeros will be engulfed in flames as the Dance of the Dragons sweeps away knights riding their mighty creatures and entire armies.
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The route then reaches Mount Tabor, where the prophetess Deborah sang her song of victory, and continues to Megiddo, the site of numerous battles involving the armies of Israel and invading forces throughout biblical history, before ending in Nazareth, the hometown of Jesus.
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The ash people’s perspective allies them with the group looking to strip-mine Pandora’s resources.
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The Indiana Fever beat the Phoenix Mercury 86-77 on Monday night, but what stood out was the bad blood between the two squads.
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And if the perception in Canada is that the country’s teams are meant to be nothing more than feeder squads for the half-dozen American teams that get to win everything, the league has a problem.
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The incident occurred on Saturday evening, May 23, at the Driftwood Grill in Summerton, NBC affiliates WIS and WYFF, Fox affiliate WJW, CBS affiliate WLTX and The Post and Courier reported.
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“Teams.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teams. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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