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Recent Examples of infantry
Soldiers here say that specialized personnel are being posted to the trenches to serve as gun-toting infantry soldiers.
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Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Feb. 2025
Still, in eastern Ukraine, servicemen stood recently in a repair hangar lined with Soviet-era infantry fighting vehicles and newer arrivals from France.
—Erin Banco, Anastasiia Malenko, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Feb. 2025
Still, in eastern Ukraine, servicemen stood recently in a repair hangar lined with Soviet-era infantry fighting vehicles and newer arrivals from France.
—Erin Banco, Anastasiia Malenko, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infantry
Noun
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Despite suffering heavy battlefield losses, his armies continue to advance slowly but steadily in Ukraine.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2025
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The American military help is vital for Ukraine’s shorthanded and weary army, which is having a tough time keeping Russia’s bigger military force at bay.—
Samya Kullab and Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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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 25 Mar. 2025.
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