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Recent Examples of infantryman
Tehran would have to provide the Syrian regime with tens of thousands of infantrymen to regain control of the ground.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Palma is an infantryman from McFarland, California; Jauregui is a Stryker systems maintainer from Tacoma, Washington; and Mendoza Lopez is a wheeled vehicle mechanic from Bensenville, Illinois, the spokesperson said.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
An Army infantryman, Charlie fought in the largest and bloodiest battle of the war, the Battle of the Bulge.
—Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2024
Along with the generals and the paratroopers, the pilots and the infantrymen, spare a thought for the young Irish woman who may have played the most important role of all in making the D-Day landings a success.
—Danica Kirka, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2024
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Palma is an infantryman from McFarland, California; Jauregui is a Stryker systems maintainer from Tacoma, Washington; and Mendoza Lopez is a wheeled vehicle mechanic from Bensenville, Illinois, the spokesperson said.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
An Army infantryman, Charlie fought in the largest and bloodiest battle of the war, the Battle of the Bulge.
—Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2024
Along with the generals and the paratroopers, the pilots and the infantrymen, spare a thought for the young Irish woman who may have played the most important role of all in making the D-Day landings a success.
—Danica Kirka, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infantryman
Noun
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Was the unit’s survival due to the men’s indispensable service as Loyalist laborers and cavalrymen?—
Kinsey Gidick,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 Dec. 2024
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These cavalrymen participated in the Third Battle of Winchester, a key victory for the Union.—
Jake Whitney,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 Nov. 2024
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In this massive operation, however, Allied commanders became uncertain of the location of the doughboys of the Lost Battalion, who soon fell under attack from both enemy German artillery, as well as friendly fire from the Americans.—
Alice George,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Nov. 2023
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Look at the recent backlash against pop singer Róisín Murphy, who is about as threatening a figure as the Pillsbury doughboy.—
Bob Guccione Jr,
Spin,
20 Sep. 2023
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And the young soldier, fresh from deployment, trying to rebuild a life while facing daily frustration.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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Carleton argues that Russell and Tolstoy’s focus on the plight of the individual soldier amid the horror and senselessness of war shaped the public perception of later quagmires, such as World War I and the Vietnam War.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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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
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The family, Louisville residents, also enjoyed some pizza and crab dragoons from the food trucks.—
Marina Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
8 Apr. 2024
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This low-tech approach of having foot soldiers transport drones into action is a rare example of how drones can favor the offense rather than defense.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Controlled by Marines, its officers were Americans and the foot soldiers were Haitian.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Faster and More Efficient Automation is taking the grunt work out of growing and selling.—
Matt Rozo,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Tom’s team needs a last-minute grunt to handle things on their next field visit.—
Kevin Spencer,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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British Navy personnel stationed in the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea had seen how fast Arab dhows secretly armed with a three-pounder gun and a machine gun successfully defeated pirates and slave raiders.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
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What a week to revive a musical comedy about corporate raiders sabotaging the public good.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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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
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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
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“Infantryman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infantryman. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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