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Recent Examples of doughboy
The database also includes monuments that have disappeared, such as a doughboy — referencing the soldier outfit unique to World War I — statue that once graced Palmer Park on 111th Street in Chicago’s West Roseland neighborhood.
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Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com, 14 Nov. 2021
Two doughboy statues on either side of the Confederate monument were targets later.
—Kyle Whitmire, al, 1 June 2020
At Funston more than several thousand doughboys sickened, dragging themselves to the camp hospital or infirmaries.
—Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2020
Thousands of would-be doughboys and GIs were barred from service in the First and Second World Wars for failing to meet this standard.
—Charles C. Mann, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 2020
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Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com, 14 Nov. 2021
Two doughboy statues on either side of the Confederate monument were targets later.
—Kyle Whitmire, al, 1 June 2020
At Funston more than several thousand doughboys sickened, dragging themselves to the camp hospital or infirmaries.
—Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2020
Thousands of would-be doughboys and GIs were barred from service in the First and Second World Wars for failing to meet this standard.
—Charles C. Mann, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doughboy
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Viktor, the infantryman, ducks his head under a canopy of camouflage netting and looks up at the brightening sky.Mari Saito, USA TODAY, 30 May 2024
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Loading your audio article SAN FRANCISCO — Often the anonymous infantrymen of baseball’s pitching staffs, relievers finally got some recognition Saturday at Oracle Park.Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 13 July 2024
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The novel begins in 1864 with a young man named Bird waking up from a bad dream to the sound of cannon fire and gunshots: Hundreds of U.S. Army cavalrymen are descending on his Cheyenne and Arapaho camp in what will eventually be known as the Sand Creek Massacre.Emma Alpern, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2024
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In the capital, the robed pontiff surveyed a troop of Mongolian cavalrymen clad in medieval armor.Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2023
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The family, Louisville residents, also enjoyed some pizza and crab dragoons from the food trucks.Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 8 Apr. 2024
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What happens with Hermann and the dragoon?Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2022
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Opal is described as a 5-pound red/brown cavapoo — a mix of a King Charles cavalier and a poodle.Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2024
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Next came a waltz between all the debutantes and their fathers, who were passed onto their cavaliers for dancing with a live band.Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2023
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Digging Deeper On taking a position, the first thing a foot soldier does is use their entrenching tool to dig a shell scrape, a hole deep enough to hide in and protect against direct fire and shrapnel.David Hambling, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
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Dozens of state police, and the leaders and foot soldiers of local criminal groups, who take a piece of the action.Outside Online, Outside Online, 25 Sep. 2024
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The memorial pays tribute to the 19 special ops soldiers and Navy SEALS killed during Operation Red Wings in Afghanistan in 2005, including Cupertino residents Matt Axelson and James Suh.Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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That keeps casualties low, even in a land war, which is usually very deadly for soldiers and civilians.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
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Instead of facing what Alondra is saying, Yasmin strides out of the room and instructs Henry Muck’s footman to fire the secretary.Nina Li Coomes, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
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Bennett gained some experience at Buckingham Palace as a part-time footman (a lower-ranking role) before quitting the force.Peter Rubin, Longreads, 17 Sep. 2024
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MacDougal made a satisfied grunt, put the phone back in his pocket, and hopped from the Land Rover.Lizz Schumer, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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An entire shift as fast food grunts, working side-by-side with the other workers and one another, through every rush and every slog.Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Doughboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doughboy. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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