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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
State troopers have employed helicopters in the manhunt.
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 6 May 2026
On Saturday, state troopers were notified that the DNA confirmed the skull belonged to Cranfield, according to state police.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2026
After senators suspended the hearing, state troopers cleared people from the room.
—David A. Lieb, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Two troopers who were killed while on active duty in World War II were also remembered.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 5 May 2026
The collision forced troopers to close 187th Street for a while, but the crossing reopened after the train was moved away from the crossing.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
The pursuit ended when troopers performed a tactical vehicle intervention on the truck.
—Daniel McFadin, arkansasonline.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Shawn McDonnell was shot by troopers, and all three were arrested.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 16 Dec. 2024
The troopers reads him his Miranda rights and puts him in handcuffs shortly thereafter.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024
Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 6 May 2026
On Saturday, state troopers were notified that the DNA confirmed the skull belonged to Cranfield, according to state police.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2026
After senators suspended the hearing, state troopers cleared people from the room.
—David A. Lieb, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Two troopers who were killed while on active duty in World War II were also remembered.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 5 May 2026
The collision forced troopers to close 187th Street for a while, but the crossing reopened after the train was moved away from the crossing.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
The pursuit ended when troopers performed a tactical vehicle intervention on the truck.
—Daniel McFadin, arkansasonline.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Shawn McDonnell was shot by troopers, and all three were arrested.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 16 Dec. 2024
The troopers reads him his Miranda rights and puts him in handcuffs shortly thereafter.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for troopers
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Palestinian eyewitnesses say Israeli soldiers were on the scene within minutes and did nothing to stop or apprehend the shooter.—
Molly Hunter,
NBC news,
2 May 2026
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The cats and the bananas, the Japanese dessert, the colorful street art, the soldiers in their marvelous uniforms—these memories are as indelible as those of the ancient ruins.—
Sarah Manguso,
Travel + Leisure,
2 May 2026
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Two warriors gleam in the midst of Indian Combat (1868) and continue their brawl to the death, one knife-edge away from mortality.—
Tyehimba Jess,
ARTnews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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But the Ballances were more than gallant warriors – in fact, a life-size oil painting of Marti’s great-grandfather Charles Ballance’s wife and children – including her grandfather Willis as a 3-year-old – hangs in a place of honor at the Illinois State Museum in Springfield.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Troopers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troopers. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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