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
The practice is now impeded by ever more protective drone squadrons of P.R. people, although Prince Andrew’s ruinous television interview is a prime example—the disingenuous reporter meets the insufficiently self-aware subject, and blood is spilled.
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Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Mackie first joined the MCU with 2014’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier as Sam Wilson, a former Air Force rescue squadron member and one of the Avengers known as Falcon.
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
By Jeffrey Kluger January 22, 2025 10:58 AM EST
Nobody expected anything special when the squadron of Navy F/A-18 fighter jets headed out for routine aerial maneuvers off of the coast of Virginia Beach one day in 2013.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025
With an ability to detect ballistic missiles that could endanger the U.S. and Canada, the squadron can execute missile warning and missile defense missions.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Mackie first joined the MCU with 2014’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier as Sam Wilson, a former Air Force rescue squadron member and one of the Avengers known as Falcon.
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
By Jeffrey Kluger January 22, 2025 10:58 AM EST
Nobody expected anything special when the squadron of Navy F/A-18 fighter jets headed out for routine aerial maneuvers off of the coast of Virginia Beach one day in 2013.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025
With an ability to detect ballistic missiles that could endanger the U.S. and Canada, the squadron can execute missile warning and missile defense missions.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squadron
Noun
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But by high school Batista found acceptance, and a further welcome in the Junior R.O.T.C. program, becoming the battalion’s second-in-command.—
Jeff Truesdell,
People.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Armen Sarkisyan, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and creator of a battalion for the leader's military, is reported to have been killed in a grenade blast at an elite residential building in Moscow on Monday.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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My father was the saxophonist of Kassav’, a big zouk group from the French Caribbean.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
27 Feb. 2025
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The quartet were quickly made to conjure up performances that convincingly portrayed a group of good friends.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Another wavelength grouping is thought to come from higher in the atmosphere and patchy clouds of silicates.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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Incompatible vegetable groupings can stunt growth, invite pests and diseases, and negatively impact flavor.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Squadron.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squadron. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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