as in soldiers
a person engaged in military service
a moving Memorial Day service honoring our fallen troopers
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Recent Examples of troopers
As troopers were en eroute to that crash, an eastbound 2006 Jeep Commander struck the disabled Toyota.
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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
State police said troopers who arrived at the scene established a perimeter.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2026
Sixty-one years ago this month, Alabama state troopers attacked civil rights marchers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma.
—Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 12 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
Sixty-one years after state troopers attacked civil rights marchers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, thousands gathered in the Alabama city this weekend amid new concerns about the future of the Voting Rights Act.
—Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
The pursuit ended when troopers performed a tactical vehicle intervention on the truck.
—Daniel McFadin, arkansasonline.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Paula Wethington, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
State police said troopers who arrived at the scene established a perimeter.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2026
Sixty-one years ago this month, Alabama state troopers attacked civil rights marchers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma.
—Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 12 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
Sixty-one years after state troopers attacked civil rights marchers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, thousands gathered in the Alabama city this weekend amid new concerns about the future of the Voting Rights Act.
—Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 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 23 Mar. 2026.
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