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If a conflict breaks out, infantry in Guam would likely have to fight their way back to Japan against a foe who can challenge American air and sea superiority.
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Martin Fackler, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
In releasing its annual assessment of global military capabilities, the think tank said Russian forces lost around 1,400 main battle tanks (MBTs) in 2024, along with other high losses of infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) and armored personnel carriers (APCs).
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Like an infantry squad in such a film, each player has a hook.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2025
His battalion has almost no reserves, forcing infantry units to hold frontline positions for weeks at a time.
—Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
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Martin Fackler, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
In releasing its annual assessment of global military capabilities, the think tank said Russian forces lost around 1,400 main battle tanks (MBTs) in 2024, along with other high losses of infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) and armored personnel carriers (APCs).
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Like an infantry squad in such a film, each player has a hook.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2025
His battalion has almost no reserves, forcing infantry units to hold frontline positions for weeks at a time.
—Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infantry
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The spirit, first distilled in the 17th century in the Netherlands, is a veritable Swiss army knife for making cocktails.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Also Thursday, findings from an investigation by the Israeli military determined that Hamas was able to carry out the deadliest attack in Israeli history on Oct. 7, 2023, because the much more powerful Israeli army misjudged the militant group's intentions and underestimated its capabilities.—
MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH, WAFAA SHURAFA, NATALIE MELZER AND TIA GOLDENBERG THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 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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Last weekend, Hegseth approved orders to send a large portion of an Army Stryker brigade and a general support aviation battalion to the border.—
Will Weissert and Valerie Gonzalez,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025
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The film centers an all-Black and all women battalion in World War II.—
Carrie Wittmer,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Infantry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infantry. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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