as in soldiers
a person engaged in military service
a program of tough training and discipline that turns untried civilians into warriors
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Recent Examples of warriors
Most commonsense Americans understand that there is no reason paying America's warriors should be held hostage to arcane debates over housing policy.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The mural featured marigold flowers, which are significant in Mexican culture and tied to the Day of the Dead, and hummingbirds, which are an Aztec symbol that honors fallen warriors, Pérez said.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
The Leadership Challenge Smart leaders learn to love their warriors even when the skies are clear.
—Brendan Keegan, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
The film centers on a hugely popular K-pop girl group named Huntr/x, the three members of which are also secret demon warriors.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
In the thirteenth century, the site became a cemetery for warriors who fought in the Crusades.
—Ryan Byrnes, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Almost 80 years ago, two warriors left Los Alamitos to fight in World War II.
—Jeff Gritchen, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
Legal experts and other observers of the office said state attorneys general traditionally didn’t act primarily as partisan warriors.
—Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2025
Here, on our visit in in June 2024, the silence and emptiness of the place allow the imagination to wander — bringing those warriors back to life and allowing visualization of their mock battles in a place that has changed so little over time.
—Barry Neild, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The mural featured marigold flowers, which are significant in Mexican culture and tied to the Day of the Dead, and hummingbirds, which are an Aztec symbol that honors fallen warriors, Pérez said.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
The Leadership Challenge Smart leaders learn to love their warriors even when the skies are clear.
—Brendan Keegan, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
The film centers on a hugely popular K-pop girl group named Huntr/x, the three members of which are also secret demon warriors.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
In the thirteenth century, the site became a cemetery for warriors who fought in the Crusades.
—Ryan Byrnes, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Almost 80 years ago, two warriors left Los Alamitos to fight in World War II.
—Jeff Gritchen, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
Legal experts and other observers of the office said state attorneys general traditionally didn’t act primarily as partisan warriors.
—Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2025
Here, on our visit in in June 2024, the silence and emptiness of the place allow the imagination to wander — bringing those warriors back to life and allowing visualization of their mock battles in a place that has changed so little over time.
—Barry Neild, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warriors
Noun
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Two enemy soldiers are tasked with the farcical mission of guarding a middle-of-nowhere border in the remote desert.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 Oct. 2025
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Visitors have reported seeing soldiers strolling across the fields, a general on the back porch and the sounds of a cook who worked for the family during the war.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Oct. 2025
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Gripen fighters have the reputation of being relatively cheap and easy to maintain and arm, and able to operate in austere conditions – using roads or even dirt roads for runways.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Taking advantage of that power is the enigmatic and feminine Makima, who runs the Public Safety Division, a group of Devil fighters that includes Aki, Kishibe, Power, Angel Devil and more.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Warriors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warriors. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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