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
Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Even the bad teams still want to keep their quarterback upright and have a chance to run a functional offense.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
Yet, asked specifically about the fine hairs separating the top three undefeated teams in this first ranking, Mack Rhoades, the committee chair and athletic director at Baylor, sounded like a man torn between numbers and gut feelings.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
The series pits teams of two contestants, who usually know each other prior, against each other in a race across unfamiliar lands toward a $1 million cash prize.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
For the seventy years that legal sports betting was confined to Nevada, most of the action focussed on which teams would win or at least cover the point spread.
—Danny Funt, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
A couple of years ago, the NCAA released a study finding that 67% of college students living on campus had engaged in sports betting, 41% had bet on their school’s teams, and 35% had used a student bookmaker.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Over the summer, while playing for the Israeli U19 and U20 national teams, Raviv and her teammates encountered boos from fans during the Israeli national anthem.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
Though Giolito had a bounce-back year after missing the entirety of the 2024 season, an elbow issue forced him to miss the playoffs and could make teams hesitate in free agency.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Even the bad teams still want to keep their quarterback upright and have a chance to run a functional offense.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
Yet, asked specifically about the fine hairs separating the top three undefeated teams in this first ranking, Mack Rhoades, the committee chair and athletic director at Baylor, sounded like a man torn between numbers and gut feelings.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
The series pits teams of two contestants, who usually know each other prior, against each other in a race across unfamiliar lands toward a $1 million cash prize.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
For the seventy years that legal sports betting was confined to Nevada, most of the action focussed on which teams would win or at least cover the point spread.
—Danny Funt, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
A couple of years ago, the NCAA released a study finding that 67% of college students living on campus had engaged in sports betting, 41% had bet on their school’s teams, and 35% had used a student bookmaker.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Over the summer, while playing for the Israeli U19 and U20 national teams, Raviv and her teammates encountered boos from fans during the Israeli national anthem.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teams
Noun
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The downtime will allow crews to install a new track switch before winter arrives.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
Freep.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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The municipality actively supports film crews, offering strong logistical coordination.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The white officers in the 24 companies overseeing the volunteer platoons were also initially skeptical.—
Time,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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One of the kids, an athletic-looking teenager named Ladislav, told me that 1654 is organized into platoons that train with Kraken commanders.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Players could control a huge cast of classic characters from the franchise in a toybox mash-up of different eras, wiping out armies of bad guys at a clip.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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At the center is Jinu, the brooding lead with a mysterious hold on both the protagonist Rumi and armies of fans.—
Brittany Talarico,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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What both Guardiola and Slot need is somehow to find the consistency of their title-winning campaigns while their squads are in a period of change.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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Jayson Shaw, a Scottish player and fixture on Europe’s Mosconi Cup squads, said there are more major tournaments than ever, but the expenses to fly around the world quickly add up for second-and-third tier players.—
Jeremy Herb,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Which leagues’ windows will still be open after today?—
Leon Imber,
New York Times,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In a recent LinkedIn survey, nearly half of companies expected employees to start using AI, yet 41% of professionals already feel overwhelmed by how quickly they are expected to master it.—
Feon Ang,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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The price will be closer to $350 (exact costs will vary by dose), although the companies have promised to drop the price over the next two years, administration officials told reporters earlier today.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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A number of other Ukrainian brigades have created their own youth wings.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
19 Oct. 2025
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Fragmented response The response to the armed gangs in Haiti has been fragmented, with the government turning to private armed contractors and citizens setting up vigilante brigades.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Petula says there are stories about a mythical cat that stalks the woods near the battlefields at night, and tales of entire battalions of Confederate soldier ghosts roaming the military park.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
28 Oct. 2025
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One’s impression is suddenly modified by the casual strength his handshake conveys, and rightly so, for beneath the elegant lines of his suit are hidden a hard body and the stamina of 10 battalions.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Teams.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teams. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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