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Recent Examples of commando
And not a moment too soon, because there is only one more bullet left, which Till uses to save Layton from a commando.
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Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2024
Because of her light-colored dress, Danni goes commando, which is an apt representation of their differing personalities.
—Emma Soren, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
Israeli naval commandos abducted a senior Hezbollah operative in an operation in the northern Lebanese town of Batroun, officials said Saturday.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
Paramilitary commandos, bomb detectors, dog squads and face-recognition technology were all sourced, said police officer Rajkaran Nayyar.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2024
Because of her light-colored dress, Danni goes commando, which is an apt representation of their differing personalities.
—Emma Soren, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
Israeli naval commandos abducted a senior Hezbollah operative in an operation in the northern Lebanese town of Batroun, officials said Saturday.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
Paramilitary commandos, bomb detectors, dog squads and face-recognition technology were all sourced, said police officer Rajkaran Nayyar.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commando
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Hobart Police spokesman Assistant Chief Nicholas Wardrip said a school resource officer and patrol officers intercepted the bus about 3 p.m.Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
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The two patrol officers involved in the shooting have each worked for the department for about 4 ½ years.Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
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One of the militias has a powerful saw that can cut through concrete, enabling them to sneak behind Judicial’s raiders.Noel Murray, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
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In Charleston, Loyalists were desperate for skilled horsemen who could work as scouts and raiders, plundering Patriot homes for supplies.Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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Canine work also includes some of the partnerships that have been the backbone of human-dog coevolution, such as guarding, herding, hunting, and acting as sentry.Jessica Pierce, TIME, 15 Dec. 2024
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About a quarter-mile down the road, two soaring launch towers – one for each launch pad – sit sentry on SpaceX’s launch site as workers mill around.Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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One hundred and ninety-four infantrymen were saved due to the instinctual acts of Cher Ami.Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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About the same time, a Missouri infantryman and musician in the home’s band fell back into the sodden embrace of booze after years of sobriety, went back to his barracks and swallowed hydrochloric acid.Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Silver Lyan, The City’s Most Idiosyncratic Cocktail Lounge Over in Penn Quarter, the cocktail menu changes annually at Silver Lyan, the extremely creative/boundary pushing and first U.S. outpost of global innovator Ryan Chetiyawardana’s (aka Mr. Lyan’s) award winning cocktail lounges.Laurie Werner, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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With only a few trustworthy men floating through the sloppy, makeshift, take-all-comers outpost, Jim pairs Sara with Isaac (Taylor Kitsch), an even gruffer and fairer man who nonetheless wants nothing to do with the difficult gig.Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Jan. 2025
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Also today: a Ukrainian missile struck a concentration of 810th Naval Infantry Brigade marines in Ivanovskoe, 25 miles north of Sudzha, according to CDS.David Axe, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Daniel Taylor From academy footballers to rejection, reflection, the marines… and The Athletic By Jacob Tanswell A unique piece of journalism, brilliantly executed.The Athletic UK Staff, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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The union hasn’t announced any further pickets, with the last one occurring last week, just before talks resumed.Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2024
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Union members hold picket signs during a news conference following a vote count on the union contract at the IAM District 751 Main Union Hall in Seattle, Washington, US, on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024.Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 13 Sep. 2024
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From her desk in the South African National Parks ranger station, Phalaborwa section ranger Karien Desmet rises to greet them.Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 16 Jan. 2025
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Park ranger Peter Rea snapped a photo of the animal in action, taking down a Canada goose and feasting on it near a partially frozen lake that’s in view of the visitor center.Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Commando.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commando. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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