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as in battalion
a large body of men and women organized for land warfare
In 218 b.c., Hannibal crossed the Alps with an army of 26,000 men and, most famously, a number of elephants
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as in throng
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
a vast army of loyal fans in line for the band's farewell concert
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as in team
a group of people working together on a task
an army of rescue workers descended on the tornado-stricken town
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Recent Examples of army
With access to an online population of one billion and an army of hard-working, resourceful engineers, China’s internet platforms are world-class in their design, functionality and user experience — as is demonstrated by TikTok and now by RedNote, or Xiaohongshu in Chinese.
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Li Yuan, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
The Dothraki ultimately become just one of many of Daenerys’s armies.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
These are – these are paramilitary organizations with billions at their disposal, with armored vehicles, heavy machine guns that are fighting the Mexican army, not police, army, to a standstill.
—CBS News, 19 Jan. 2025
The tune will mark J-Hope’s first new track since his discharge from the army last October.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 Jan. 2025
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Li Yuan, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
The Dothraki ultimately become just one of many of Daenerys’s armies.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
These are – these are paramilitary organizations with billions at their disposal, with armored vehicles, heavy machine guns that are fighting the Mexican army, not police, army, to a standstill.
—CBS News, 19 Jan. 2025
The tune will mark J-Hope’s first new track since his discharge from the army last October.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 Jan. 2025
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Prior to his civil service career, from 1966 to 1969, Dr. Arendt was a soldier in the U.S. Army and served as a battalion mail clerk, a 4.2mm mortarman in Alaska and a military policeman in Colorado at Fort Carson's maximum-security stockade.—
Ethan Stone,
USA TODAY,
1 Feb. 2025
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Another battalion serviceman told CNN the North Koreans had shown good marksmanship when shooting down drones from about a 100-meter distance, suggesting a high level of training in North Korea.—
Victoria Butenko,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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But police — whose presence early in the demonstration was minimal — did not converge on the demonstrators, even as throngs made their way onto the freeway.—
Daniel Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Feb. 2025
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Before the throng of elated orange jerseys surrounded him, Jack Bech spun the football down to the turf with his right hand, took a knee and prayed.—
Christopher Kamrani,
The Athletic,
2 Feb. 2025
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Saunders said members of Costco's management team typically stay a long time given the company's solid and stable financial performance.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2025
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The Mavericks looked like one of the NBA’s elite teams before their best player getting hurt.—
Eric Koreen,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Follow more of our reporting on City of Miami Crime Police swarm downtown Miami to investigate a death and injuries.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
16 Jan. 2025
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Ellie and Dina are shown slow-dancing before running from a swarm of infected.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
6 Jan. 2025
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One of Arn’s few friends and one of the other rare older men still working on logging crews is Billy (John Diehl), whose diminishing faculties are a signal to Robert to put down his saw for good.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
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The helicopter crew also hoisted the volunteers from the area, according to rescuers.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacramento Bee,
27 Jan. 2025
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On May 22, three soldiers who witnessed the Mount Suribachi flag-raising on the island of Iwo Jima were greeted by 1,000 schoolchildren.—
Patrick Sauer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Dec. 2024
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The goal is to slow Russia's advance and weaken their fighting power while sacrificing as few Ukrainian soldiers as possible.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
24 Dec. 2024
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Wilson totally fit in with the fashionable A-list crowd during the week.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2025
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Dispute and shootings test fragile ceasefire Israeli forces fired on the waiting crowds on three occasions overnight and into Sunday, killing two people and wounding nine, including a child, according to Al-Awda Hospital, which received the casualties.—
Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy,
TIME,
27 Jan. 2025
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With the Mets eying a title, a third base platoon doesn’t seem like a good idea.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
16 Jan. 2025
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Fraley has yet to have a healthy season with the Reds but has shown glimpses of being more than a left-handed platoon outfielder.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Army.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/army. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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