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a military unit consisting of soldiers, ships, or aircraft
A reconnaissance squadron was deployed to the area.
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Recent Examples of squadron
The United Kingdom will send four additional RAF Typhoon jets to reinforce its squadron in Qatar, deploy Wildcat helicopters with anti-drone capabilities to Cyprus and dispatch the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dragon to the eastern Mediterranean.
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Starmer also announced that four additional Typhoon jets will be joining the British squadron in Qatar to strengthen ongoing defensive measures.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
Local aircraft, including a squadron of stealthy F-35C strike aircraft from Miramar and two helicopter squadrons from Coronado’s Naval Air Station North Island, have as well.
—Ibrahim Al-Marashi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
The Navy’s presence on an Air Force base in a landlocked state may seem strange, but the position is strategic, allowing squadrons to quickly deploy around the world in support of the TACAMO mission.
—Magda Liszewska, Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Starmer also announced that four additional Typhoon jets will be joining the British squadron in Qatar to strengthen ongoing defensive measures.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
Local aircraft, including a squadron of stealthy F-35C strike aircraft from Miramar and two helicopter squadrons from Coronado’s Naval Air Station North Island, have as well.
—Ibrahim Al-Marashi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
The Navy’s presence on an Air Force base in a landlocked state may seem strange, but the position is strategic, allowing squadrons to quickly deploy around the world in support of the TACAMO mission.
—Magda Liszewska, Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squadron
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The contingent of paratroopers includes a battalion of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, the sources said.—
Mustafa Qadri,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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The fire occurred at 145 Brevard Court, said John Lipcsak, battalion chief in the department’s public information office, in an email to The Charlotte Observer.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
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Fatalities data, the group says, is based on a range of sources, including sources among medical workers, publicly available images and official statements.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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And years later, when the group splintered into increasingly militant factions, some took part in a disastrous bank robbery that killed an innocent guard and two police officers—three men who were just doing their jobs that day, and who left behind their own kids, their own families.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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Codas, or groupings of clicks, were longer during the birth and then became shorter after the newborn emerged, the authors wrote in Scientific Reports.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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Now that first grouping, while fun, might be too small a sample size to take to the bank at this point.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Squadron.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squadron. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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