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Recent Examples of infantry
The lieutenant colonel had served for 30 years, deploying five times and leading an airborne infantry company in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Melissa Chan, NBC news, 14 June 2025
This program is a ground modernization initiative that could replace nearly 4,000 infantry fighting vehicles.
—David Trainer, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
The camp’s worsening conditions exacerbated Pilecki’s belief that the Allies had to either bomb the camp or take it by way of ground infantry.
—Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
The situation was nowhere near that point when President Trump ordered a Marine infantry battalion to Los Angeles.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2025
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Melissa Chan, NBC news, 14 June 2025
This program is a ground modernization initiative that could replace nearly 4,000 infantry fighting vehicles.
—David Trainer, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
The camp’s worsening conditions exacerbated Pilecki’s belief that the Allies had to either bomb the camp or take it by way of ground infantry.
—Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
The situation was nowhere near that point when President Trump ordered a Marine infantry battalion to Los Angeles.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infantry
Noun
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With an army of 222 million followers, his social voice and willingness to traffic in objectionable content or conspiracy theories proved a major hurdle to advertisers.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
9 July 2025
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Russia’s bigger army also is trying hard to break through at some points along the roughly 1,000-kilometer (620 miles) front line, where Ukrainian forces are severely stretched.—
Illia Novikov,
Los Angeles Times,
8 July 2025
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On May 22, three soldiers who witnessed the Mount Suribachi flag-raising on the island of Iwo Jima were greeted by 1,000 schoolchildren.—
Patrick Sauer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Dec. 2024
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The goal is to slow Russia's advance and weaken their fighting power while sacrificing as few Ukrainian soldiers as possible.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Five engines, two trucks, one squad, three ambulances, and three battalion chiefs assisted in fighting the fire.—
Pioneer Press,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
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Two battalion chiefs were killed, and one engineer was injured in the attack.—
Corina Vanek,
AZCentral.com,
3 July 2025
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“Infantry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infantry. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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