as in team
a group of people working together on a task will need a platoon of assistants to mount the display at the spring flower show

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Recent Examples of platoon Schwarber, after years as a platoon player with the Chicago Cubs, hit .268/.389/.398 against lefties that season with Washington and the Boston Red Sox. Matt Gelb, New York Times, 13 May 2025 In the right of the picture, a platoon of soldiers, heavily armed and preceded by a pair of gun carriages, tramp through a defile. Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025 But, for now, manager Alex Cora has been going with a platoon of Romy Gonzalez and Abraham Toro. Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025 Buffington credited a platoon of referendum backers who got the word out in the community. Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for platoon
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Noun
  • Ter Stegen had a good season a few years ago, but he hardly is considered a top GK that makes the saves the team needs to win those games that are close in the CL.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 6 June 2025
  • Both teams had stretches of excellence, with Florida’s primarily coming in the second period.
    Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • Our results challenge a growing idea that hydrogen will be the 'Swiss army knife of decarbonization' and suggest that the opportunities for hydrogen may be narrower than previously thought.
    Amira El-Fekki‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
  • Meanwhile, Russia on Sunday launched its largest drone attack against Ukraine, firing 472 drones at an army training site, killing at least 12 soldiers.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • As the night spirals into chaos, missing crew members and eerie phenomena hint at an ancient, malevolent presence watching their every move.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 27 May 2025
  • Every single cast member, and every single crew member took it upon themselves personally to do their absolute best work.
    EW.com, EW.com, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • The brigade’s press officer suggested to me that a drop-off in Western weapon supplies might not be as devastating as once thought.
    Nataliya Gumenyuk, The Atlantic, 27 May 2025
  • The Ukrainian brigade claimed heavy Russian losses, including at least 240 troops killed or wounded and 96 motorcycles knocked out.
    David Axe, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • On Tuesday afternoon, House Speaker Mike Johnson presented the medal to the family of Charity Adams Earley, the battalion’s commanding officer.
    Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
  • In the clip, a battalion commander for the I.D.F. instructs a group of soldiers who are preparing for a hostage-rescue operation in Rafah.
    Colin Jones, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Though not the most efficient night (3 of 9), Martin’s 10-point outing had to be encouraging for a Tiffany Hayes-less squad that was looking for offense.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 28 May 2025
  • But the goalkeeper did not train like the rest of the squad.
    Emily Olsen, New York Times, 28 May 2025

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“Platoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platoon. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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