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a military unit that is usually made of several large groups of soldiers (called battalions)
infantry/cavalry regiments
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Recent Examples of regiment
The site also removed references to the Fugitive Slave Act and a mural of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the first Black regiments to serve in the Civil War.
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2025
Queen Victoria created the unit in 1900 after an adviser suggested that the Irish regiments should wear shamrocks on their headdress every St. Patrick's Day as a nod to the crown's appreciation for their gallantry during the Boer War, the British Army said.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
The nearest Russian regiments are just a few miles from Pokrovsk, well within reach of even smaller drones.
—David Axe, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Lada-atomization is exactly what happened when a Russian regiment attacked a few miles south of Pokrovsk on March 19.
—David Axe, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2025
Queen Victoria created the unit in 1900 after an adviser suggested that the Irish regiments should wear shamrocks on their headdress every St. Patrick's Day as a nod to the crown's appreciation for their gallantry during the Boer War, the British Army said.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
The nearest Russian regiments are just a few miles from Pokrovsk, well within reach of even smaller drones.
—David Axe, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Lada-atomization is exactly what happened when a Russian regiment attacked a few miles south of Pokrovsk on March 19.
—David Axe, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regiment
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Upgrading the forward corps and having a healthier lineup will help, but if games regularly look like Saturday’s, the Canucks will be too reliant on Hughes again next season.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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The tight end helped make up for many of the issues in the receiving corps.—
Audrey Snyder,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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But Ukrainian troops are thin on the ground in Kherson as the general staff in Kyiv concentrates its best heavy forces in the east, where the Ukrainians are finally reversing some recent gains by increasingly weary Russian field armies.—
David Axe,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The number of former troops returning to the military after refusing to take the COVID-19 shot has been low.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Bruins have added four transfers in point guard Donovan Dent, wing Jamar Brown and centers Xavier Booker and Steven Jamerson II.—
Ben Bolch,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Australian wing Jacob Furphy rounds out the class and is ranked No. 95 in the class by 247Sports.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2025
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The company said a 20% U.S. tariff on imports from the European Union, which Mr. Trump announced on April 2 before pausing them, would require the company to hike prices by 10% beginning April 15.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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The back-and-forth over tariffs shook confidence in U.S. leadership, exposed fractures within Trump’s team and rattled companies that rely on global sources for products and international customers for sales.—
Time,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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Yet what this film really nails is the battalion camaraderie that goes beyond spending hours, days, weeks with the same folks and flips into something else entirely once shots are fired.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
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Dudayev also asked Solovyov to clarify whether his criticism was directed at Chechen representatives or the Akhmat battalion.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Regiment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regiment. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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