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a person engaged in military service
a moving Memorial Day service honoring our fallen troopers
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Recent Examples of troopers
Higgins noted then that Connecticut State Police Colonel Daniel Loughman immediately directed that the three troopers be reassigned.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
Indiana State Police troopers arrived on April 6, 2021, at the accident site on Interstate 80 eastbound, just past the Broadway Avenue exit.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
According to a Georgia Department of Public Safety report, troopers identified the suspect as Otis Whitfield Williams, also known as rapper OJ da Juiceman.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies, Coconut Creek police and Florida Highway Patrol troopers were pursuing the driver amid rush-hour traffic on the Turnpike.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Inside Resecker's truck, Texas Highway Patrol troopers found THC wax and marijuana.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
These guys are the real troopers coming in from hour, hour and a half walks.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Sixty-one years after state troopers attacked Civil Rights marchers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, thousands are gathering in the Alabama city this weekend, amid new concerns about the future of the Voting Rights Act.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
The pursuit ended when troopers performed a tactical vehicle intervention on the truck.
—Daniel McFadin, arkansasonline.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
Indiana State Police troopers arrived on April 6, 2021, at the accident site on Interstate 80 eastbound, just past the Broadway Avenue exit.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
According to a Georgia Department of Public Safety report, troopers identified the suspect as Otis Whitfield Williams, also known as rapper OJ da Juiceman.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies, Coconut Creek police and Florida Highway Patrol troopers were pursuing the driver amid rush-hour traffic on the Turnpike.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Inside Resecker's truck, Texas Highway Patrol troopers found THC wax and marijuana.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
These guys are the real troopers coming in from hour, hour and a half walks.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Sixty-one years after state troopers attacked Civil Rights marchers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, thousands are gathering in the Alabama city this weekend, amid new concerns about the future of the Voting Rights Act.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
The pursuit ended when troopers performed a tactical vehicle intervention on the truck.
—Daniel McFadin, arkansasonline.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for troopers
Noun
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The Israeli military said two of its soldiers were also killed in southern Lebanon.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
22 Mar. 2026
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Wives of soldiers picketed at the Kremlin and the Defense Ministry in 2024, and over 1,000 people gathered that same year in the Bashkortostan region to protest the jailing of a local activist, resulting in mass arrests.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The deliberate sparring during mealtime hides a palpable contempt the two warriors have for each other, further displayed as a seething hatred conveyed on Kirk's face as Chang departs back to Kronos One.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
22 Mar. 2026
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Maryland lawmakers have the power to stand up for the thousands of sickle cell warriors.—
Teanika D. Hoffman,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Troopers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troopers. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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