as in team
a group of people working together on a task
will need a platoon of assistants to mount the display at the spring flower show
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Recent Examples of platoon
The soldier, who was from New York, had been a tank platoon commander in Israel's 7th Armored Brigade's 77th Battalion.
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Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 2 Dec. 2024
Catcher and left fielder Dalton Rushing was the organization’s minor league player of the year, and could serve as a platoon option in the outfield.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
While that platoon has worked in the past, both of them are coming off of down years.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
One Russian blogger expected the platoon of Ukrainians who infiltrated Kamyanske to retreat, surrender or die before too long.
—David Axe, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 2 Dec. 2024
Catcher and left fielder Dalton Rushing was the organization’s minor league player of the year, and could serve as a platoon option in the outfield.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
While that platoon has worked in the past, both of them are coming off of down years.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
One Russian blogger expected the platoon of Ukrainians who infiltrated Kamyanske to retreat, surrender or die before too long.
—David Axe, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for platoon
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Continuing to play amid the team suspension of Jimmy Butler, having left for this six-game trip after a 36-point home loss to the Utah Jazz, and then having lost a double-overtime game against the Sacramento Kings to start the trip, the Heat now have won three in a row.Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2025
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The director says the streamer’s PR and marketing team immediately tapped into the documentary’s uniqueness.Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2025
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Five crew cut stepbrothers back from the army would knuckle punch the family puppy.Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
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On his YouTube livestream discussing the fires, the climate scientist Daniel Swain compared the combined fleet of vehicles, aircraft, and personnel to the army of a small nation.Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
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But here and there amid the Palisades and Eaton fires, in places not protected by the private fire crews of the wealthy, a home survived – an apparent miracle – raising questions about how one structure can make it through while others within shouting distance burn to the ground.Dakin Andone, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
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In one case highlighted by , a United Airlines passenger was allegedly seen vaping throughout a flight, but the flight crew reportedly dismissed it.Darlin Tillery, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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The anti-fish brigade ultimately triumphed in 1979, however, by adding a rider that exempted the Tellico Dam from the Endangered Species Act to a spending bill.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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The Russians have been attacking the Kursk salient with the same brigades and regiments in the same areas multiple times a week, week after week since at least October.David Axe, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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On Monday, Cal Fire’s San Mateo-Santa Cruz unit sent three fire engines and a battalion chief to Southern California, while its Santa Clara unit sent two engines and a strike team.Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
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What People Are Saying David Acuña, a battalion chief for Cal Fire said this is only the third time in 30 years a wildfire of this kind has happened in January.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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There are 6 teams, with names like Lunar Owls BC (Collier’s squad) and Mist BC (Stewart’s): each roster features 6 players and a coach.Sean Gregory, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
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Four other former Bears remain on the practice squads of playoff teams: receiver Anthony Miller (Ravens), safety Deon Bush and tight end Robert Tonyan (Chiefs) and fullback Khari Blasingame (Eagles).Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Platoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platoon. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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