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noun

Definition of teamsnext
plural of team
as in crews
a group of people working together on a task asked the Boy Scouts to split into teams and begin pitching their tents

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verb

present tense third-person singular of team
as in groups

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teams
  1. crews
  2. armies
  3. squads
  4. battalions
  5. collaborates
Noun
  • Kohler said the surprise end to the strike may catch railroads with cars, engines and crews out of position.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The guard members said crews stationed with them at McGhee Tyson Airport have rescued about 100 people over the weekend and delivered tens of thousands of pounds of supplies.
    NBC News, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of crews
Noun
  • Hundreds of thousands have been fed, homes restored, and hope fueled by mighty armies of volunteers.
    Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Other firms are still performing in-house due diligence before allowing their armies of FAs to start actively pitching the funds.
    MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of armies
Noun
  • The calendar forces us to have competitive and large squads.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The commando squads hunting Palestinian militant leaders in Beirut in April 1973 killed two Lebanese police officers and one Italian citizen in their search for targets.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of squads
Noun
  • Hurling entire battalions against Ukrainian defenses in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast on Sunday and Monday, Russian forces advanced a quarter mile through the ruins of the town of Maksymilyanivka—and continued their slow, costly march on the city of Kurakhove, two miles the west.
    David Axe, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • After more than a year in combat, the 2,000-person unit finally rotated most of its battalions off the front line in eastern Ukraine last month.
    David Axe, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of battalions
Verb
  • Strong community engagement to share how HSE Schools collaborates with parents, community members, and local organizations.
    John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Additionally, our city collaborates with numerous nonprofits and government agencies to ensure that resources such as drug rehabilitation programs, mental health services, job training and placement services are available for anyone willing to accept help.
    Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of collaborates
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teams (up)

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