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Recent Examples of infantryman
An Army infantryman, Charlie fought in the largest and bloodiest battle of the war, the Battle of the Bulge.
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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
Bagpipe bands were organized to keep British infantrymen in step.
—Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2012
About 3,000 Union infantrymen approached, put out the conflagration, and then fired on the Rangers.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Mar. 2024
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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
Bagpipe bands were organized to keep British infantrymen in step.
—Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2012
About 3,000 Union infantrymen approached, put out the conflagration, and then fired on the Rangers.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infantryman
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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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Now the soldiers and horses have been rehearsing for months, with bands playing and cannons firing, to prepare them for the pomp and circumstance of a president’s funeral, said Maj. Wes Strickland, a spokesman for the Old Guard.John Bacon, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
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In May, eight soldiers were sentenced to death, and in July, 25 soldiers were convicted of similar offences.Fox News, Fox News, 6 Jan. 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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Professional officers are not, in fact, dependable foot soldiers because their allegiances lie elsewhere: with the constitutional regime or with the armed forces as an institution.Ronald R. Krebs, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
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The photograph depicts a foot soldier in an insurgent religious movement trying to storm the halls of American power.John Blake, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
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Assigning an employee grunt work is not delegating.Terina Allen, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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But not before the North Node of Destiny enters your sixth house of health, routine, and day-today grunt work as of January 11.Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
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One of the militias has a powerful saw that can cut through concrete, enabling them to sneak behind Judicial’s raiders.Noel Murray, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
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In Charleston, Loyalists were desperate for skilled horsemen who could work as scouts and raiders, plundering Patriot homes for supplies.Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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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 20 Jan. 2025.
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