as in soldier
a person engaged in military service
a moving Memorial Day service honoring our fallen troopers
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Recent Examples of trooper
The trooper positioned his vehicle in front, blocking King’s forward movement and the Revere officers pulled in behind him, according to the report.
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
The jurors had issued a presentment into the shooting and killing of a Broward County man by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper.
—Lawrence Mower, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
There are large areas of Idaho without a single full-time trooper.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2026
He was pulled over a short time later by a state trooper because his green 1994 Chevrolet Camaro matched the description of another 911 call.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
The jurors had issued a presentment into the shooting and killing of a Broward County man by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper.
—Lawrence Mower, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
There are large areas of Idaho without a single full-time trooper.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2026
He was pulled over a short time later by a state trooper because his green 1994 Chevrolet Camaro matched the description of another 911 call.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trooper
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Celal Gunes | Anadolu | Getty Images Nearly a month into the Iran war, the United States is preparing to send thousands of additional soldiers to the Middle East, expanding a military footprint that already has tens of thousands of American personnel in the region.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
26 Mar. 2026
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Anatomy of a Fall and The Zone of Interest actress Hüller, currently on screens opposite Ryan Gosling in box office hit Project Hail Mary, plays a mysterious soldier who appears in a secluded Protestant village amidst the turmoil of the Thirty Years’ War.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2026
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The wall of names was the idea of Army veteran Jan Scruggs, who along with Air Force veteran and attorney Robert Doubek founded the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund to build it in honor of the 58,318 American warriors who died in service to their country.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Enrique Iglesias appeared as a cruel Emperor whose plans were thwarted by the musical warriors.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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Nearby are paintings of animal-human hybrids by the Danish artist Ovartaci and a 2022 video environment by Christopher Kulendran Thomas, which includes what appears to be footage of Tamil independence fighters and a deepfake of Kim Kardashian.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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Other Colorado fighters Where other UFC fighters from The Centennial State currently stand in their respective weight classes.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Trooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trooper. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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