as in battalion
a military unit consisting of soldiers, ships, or aircraft
A reconnaissance squadron was deployed to the area.
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Recent Examples of squadron
Maryland will not be getting a squadron of fighter jets from the D.C. Air National Guard after all, a White House official said Friday — marking the apparent end of the road for the state’s pursuit of the elite flying mission that was part of a pact last year involving D.C. and RFK Stadium.
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Meagan Flynn, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2025
However, as the presence of a squadron of Mohun Bagan ultras at a youth team game might suggest, that is far from the case.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
It is embarked with nine aviation squadrons, operating fighter jets, electronic warfare aircraft, radar aircraft, and helicopters.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Backup windows are available on Sunday beginning at 12:55 p.m.
Space Launch Delta 45’s weather squadron forecasts a better than 95% chance for good conditions at the launch site Saturday.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2025
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Meagan Flynn, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2025
However, as the presence of a squadron of Mohun Bagan ultras at a youth team game might suggest, that is far from the case.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
It is embarked with nine aviation squadrons, operating fighter jets, electronic warfare aircraft, radar aircraft, and helicopters.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Backup windows are available on Sunday beginning at 12:55 p.m.
Space Launch Delta 45’s weather squadron forecasts a better than 95% chance for good conditions at the launch site Saturday.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squadron
Noun
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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
Noun
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When asked about Jackson being turned away from the event, Nettles responded that every candidate should have the opportunity to participate, but at the same time should respect the rules of the group organizing the candidate forums.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Apr. 2025
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These activities established the group’s priorities of addressing chronic diseases and population health – goals that have also driven its involvement in disaster response efforts, including hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria and Katrina, as well as the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.—
Casey Luc,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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That can be done in part by strengthening the security dimension of increasingly important groupings (the Quad or the trilateral relationship with Japan and Korea).—
Kurt M. Campbell,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Squadron.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squadron. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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