doughboy

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Recent Examples of doughboy The database also includes monuments that have disappeared, such as a doughboy — referencing the soldier outfit unique to World War I — statue that once graced Palmer Park on 111th Street in Chicago’s West Roseland neighborhood. Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com, 14 Nov. 2021 Two doughboy statues on either side of the Confederate monument were targets later. Kyle Whitmire, al, 1 June 2020 At Funston more than several thousand doughboys sickened, dragging themselves to the camp hospital or infirmaries. Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2020 Thousands of would-be doughboys and GIs were barred from service in the First and Second World Wars for failing to meet this standard. Charles C. Mann, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 2020 See All Example Sentences for doughboy
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Noun
  • In his forties and with bad knees, Butcher was not cut out to be an infantryman.
    David Hambling, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The infantryman provided first aid to his comrades wounded in the Korean War attack and began helping move those men to safety.
    JOSH BOAK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Was the unit’s survival due to the men’s indispensable service as Loyalist laborers and cavalrymen?
    Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
  • These cavalrymen participated in the Third Battle of Winchester, a key victory for the Union.
    Jake Whitney, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • An international networker par excellence, Zambello was staging Carmen at Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts, with Chen in the peripheral part of Zuniga, lieutenant of the dragoons.
    airmail.news, airmail.news, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The family, Louisville residents, also enjoyed some pizza and crab dragoons from the food trucks.
    Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 8 Apr. 2024
Noun
  • The event kicked off with an opening dance, before the debutantes lined up for a waltz with their fathers, who were then passed onto their cavaliers for dancing with a live band.
    Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Opal is described as a 5-pound red/brown cavapoo — a mix of a King Charles cavalier and a poodle.
    Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2024
Noun
  • In that time, Tucci appeared in a number of films as either a foot soldier, don, or other apparatchik of an underground criminal organization, including Quick Change, Men of Respect, Billy Bathgate, and The Public Eye.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 19 Mar. 2025
  • No one is sleeping on Chula Vista Deputy Mayor Carolina Chavez, though she may be overwhelmed by the money, foot soldiers and endorsements behind Aguirre and Moreno.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Video shared on social media shows one soldier donning an Arizona Wildcat flag descending rapidly before rolling over upon impact.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Canned goods and other non-perishables had to be sent to our soldiers who were fighting for our freedom.
    Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Instead of facing what Alondra is saying, Yasmin strides out of the room and instructs Henry Muck’s footman to fire the secretary.
    Nina Li Coomes, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
  • Bennett gained some experience at Buckingham Palace as a part-time footman (a lower-ranking role) before quitting the force.
    Peter Rubin, Longreads, 17 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • At all times, Adobe insists the user will stay in control of the creative process, while the agent does the grunt work where it’s needed or wanted.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Bonobo dictionary Berthet started with establishing the tentative meaning of the basic calls: singular grunts or yelps.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2025

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“Doughboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doughboy. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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