as in troops
the combined army, air force, and navy of a nation
our nation's armed forces are stationed throughout the world
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Vought held up the summer 2020 unrest following George Floyd’s murder as an example of when Trump ought to have had the ability to deploy the armed forces but was stymied.
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Molly Redden, ProPublica, 28 Oct. 2024
The Blue Star Memorial Program of the National Garden Club began in 1945 to honor the men and women serving in the armed forces in World War II.
—Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 27 Oct. 2024
Last year, a power struggle within that council exploded into war between Sudan’s armed forces and the paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces.
—Violet Ikong, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Oct. 2024
Iraq's armed forces identified the Islamic State leader killed in the operation as Jasim al-Masroui Abu Abdel Qadir.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2024
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Molly Redden, ProPublica, 28 Oct. 2024
The Blue Star Memorial Program of the National Garden Club began in 1945 to honor the men and women serving in the armed forces in World War II.
—Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 27 Oct. 2024
Last year, a power struggle within that council exploded into war between Sudan’s armed forces and the paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces.
—Violet Ikong, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Oct. 2024
Iraq's armed forces identified the Islamic State leader killed in the operation as Jasim al-Masroui Abu Abdel Qadir.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Armed forces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armed%20forces. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.
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