teams 1 of 2

noun

plural of team
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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teams

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of team
as in groups

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Recent Examples of teams
Noun
Jullien Harneis, the UN’s senior Ebola coordinator, said the outbreak’s expanding reach required more teams, coordination and logistical support. — Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026 The company is using computer simulations and a new engineering approach that allows design, manufacturing and engineering teams to work simultaneously rather than completing their tasks one after another. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026 Staff in Bunq’s finance and treasury teams stay three to four years on average. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 None of the teams in the NFC East, where the Cowboys play, got a win last weekend, or the weekend before. — Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026 My experience includes managing campaigns, leading teams, and building relationships with community leaders. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 Yet the 103-win Milwaukee Brewers and 98-win Tampa Bay Rays were the best teams in their respective leagues practically all season. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026 Los Angeles entered the postseason as two-time defending champions, and a third straight title would have put it in rare air — the New York Yankees and the Oakland Athletics the only other teams to have accomplished such a feat. — Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026 Both slates will also feed into JAFF Market’s first Producers Exchange, which will set up meetings between participating producers and the JFP teams, JIPCon representatives, exhibitors and other delegates. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teams
  1. crews
  2. groups
  3. platoons
  4. clubs
  5. armies
  6. leagues
  7. squads
  8. allies
Noun
  • The safety system on which crews must make repairs was installed after an accident in 2005, which claimed the life of a 6-year-old boy named Joshua Woods.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Now an attorney for CNN is warning that the network will take additional legal action if the White House continues to prevent its news crews from covering the president.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of crews
Verb
  • The outlet groups the service under cosmetic tattooing, sometimes marketed as semi-permanent makeup.
    — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Because humans can readily resolve patterns in motion — when points move in the same direction, the brain groups them into a unified whole — the moving dots appear as faint letters.
    — Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of groups
Noun
  • Its battery-electric vehicles propel themselves rather than relying on a conventional locomotive, and can operate individually or form coordinated groups, known as platoons.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The welcome ceremony also included a flyover by two B-1 bombers, platoons from each military service, and a presentation of the flags and anthems of both countries.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of platoons
Verb
  • 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.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 30 May 2026
  • Their top-30 visits, where NFL clubs host prospects at their facilities to gather further intel, are often smokescreens.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of clubs
Noun
  • The conflict has taken a severe toll on both armies, although neither side reports up-to-date numbers of those killed, injured or missing.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
  • By 1862, the Confederates’ largest city had already returned to United States control, and America’s armies already held footholds in every single Confederate state.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of armies
Verb
  • For those interested in learning or perfecting their game, Crossroads Golf KC will begin to offer lessons from instructors, and leagues every Monday and Tuesday starting in the fall.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
  • This has led to a rising tide of fist-shaking among sports fans that leagues and teams are harder than ever to follow amid a checkerboard of free and subscription distribution deals.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 23 July 2026
Definition of leagues
Noun
  • The return for Overshown is expected to finally happen on Monday night when the Cowboys travel to Philadelphia to take on the Eagles in a pivotal divisional matchup between two 2-4 squads.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The pre-selection debates about three- or four-loss SEC squads and some team no one actually watches will prove incredibly tiresome, too.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of squads
Verb
  • After hearing a mysterious radio transmission, Hig becomes fixated on seeking more survivors and sets out on a mission that allies him with Cima (Margaret Qualley) and her father (Guy Pearce).
    — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • But the rub this time is the introduction of Varang (Oona Chaplin), an unhinged leader of a tribe who allies herself with human villains.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of allies

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