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a military unit that is usually made of several large groups of soldiers (called battalions)
infantry/cavalry regiments
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Recent Examples of regiment
Stone monuments honor regiments from Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania that fought the battles of Cedar Mountain, Brandy Station and others nearby.
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Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
As the honorary Colonel of the Welsh Guards, William sported the red uniform with a leek symbol on the neckline paired with a traditional bearskin cap adorned with the regiment's white and green plume.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 15 June 2024
Our murders and massacres and missiles, and our irreconcilable regiments?
—Eli Amdur, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
Tolstoy has a passage that summarizes Nikolai’s position: A soldier in movement is as hemmed in, limited, and borne along by his regiment as a sailor by his ship.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
As the honorary Colonel of the Welsh Guards, William sported the red uniform with a leek symbol on the neckline paired with a traditional bearskin cap adorned with the regiment's white and green plume.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 15 June 2024
Our murders and massacres and missiles, and our irreconcilable regiments?
—Eli Amdur, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
Tolstoy has a passage that summarizes Nikolai’s position: A soldier in movement is as hemmed in, limited, and borne along by his regiment as a sailor by his ship.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regiment
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Brown can provide another deep target threat for the Chiefs offense and should form a solid receiving corps with tight end Travis Kelce and rookie receiver Xavier Worthy.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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The Kremlin has bolstered its roughly 50,000-strong corps in Kursk with thousands of North Korean troops along with elements of two Russian airborne divisions, the 76th and 106th, plus the 83rd Air Assault Brigade and the rebuilt 155th Naval Infantry Brigade.David Axe, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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The first use of these advanced Western munitions on Russian territory is tied to Moscow's enlistment of North Korean troops.Katya Soldak, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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As recently as last year, troops were deployed to the border to help Border Patrol with administrative tasks, like warehouse management and clerical work.Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2024
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Goose bumps ran up my arm as the bird stood, clumsily flapped its wings, and then fell.Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
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Over the past few decades the go-to move was to simply throw out a spinning wing decoy or two (more on this in a moment).Joe Arterburn, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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Also, match your performance review style to your company culture.Sean Manning, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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The company has was among the first to use e-commerce, use 3D holographic displays, immersive virtual store experiences and embrace the metaverse.Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 22 Nov. 2024
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During training at a military battalion in the remote jungle, Freddy (18) performs all the rites of passage required to gain respect – Fighting, talking tough, putting up with the rigid schedule – but finally confronting his true identity.John Hopewell, Variety, 29 Nov. 2024
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In southern Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine, a few battalions of exhausted Ukrainian regulars—each with no more than 400 soldiers—are desperately trying to avoid encirclement by a division of Russian motor-rifle troops.David Axe, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Regiment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regiment. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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