as in team
a group of people working together on a task
will need a platoon of assistants to mount the display at the spring flower show
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Recent Examples of platoon
The Yankees will currently have a platoon at either third or second base, depending on where Jazz Chisholm Jr. ends up playing.
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article The San Diego Padres put together the makings of a left field platoon on Friday.
—Kevin Acee, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
Pedraza’s initial idea was that platoons of remote workers, and AI, could serve as super-secretaries helping busy executives book meetings and flights.
—Iain Martin, Forbes, 4 Feb. 2025
In the meantime, Kim could take over Lux’s role at second base, at least as a platoon option against right-handed pitching.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article The San Diego Padres put together the makings of a left field platoon on Friday.
—Kevin Acee, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
Pedraza’s initial idea was that platoons of remote workers, and AI, could serve as super-secretaries helping busy executives book meetings and flights.
—Iain Martin, Forbes, 4 Feb. 2025
In the meantime, Kim could take over Lux’s role at second base, at least as a platoon option against right-handed pitching.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for platoon
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Firefly's team plans to operate the 10 NASA instruments for a complete lunar day, equivalent to about 14 Earth days.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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Frese’s team hasn’t gotten past the Elite Eight in 10 years.—
Taylor Lyons,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2025
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The spirit, first distilled in the 17th century in the Netherlands, is a veritable Swiss army knife for making cocktails.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Also Thursday, findings from an investigation by the Israeli military determined that Hamas was able to carry out the deadliest attack in Israeli history on Oct. 7, 2023, because the much more powerful Israeli army misjudged the militant group's intentions and underestimated its capabilities.—
MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH, WAFAA SHURAFA, NATALIE MELZER AND TIA GOLDENBERG THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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The point is, NASA's crew rotations aboard the space station generally exist outside the whims of political influence.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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Four crew members were also onboard the flight from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, a spokesperson previously said.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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With the gunfire so close to the palace, and a police brigade under fire, the palace’s specialized unit deployed to help push back the gangs.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2025
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The following day, Mercury joins the retrograde brigade in your sign, forcing you to rethink your current trajectory and communication style over the coming weeks.—
Nina Kahn,
StyleCaster,
24 Feb. 2025
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But by high school Batista found acceptance, and a further welcome in the Junior R.O.T.C. program, becoming the battalion’s second-in-command.—
Jeff Truesdell,
People.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Armen Sarkisyan, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and creator of a battalion for the leader's military, is reported to have been killed in a grenade blast at an elite residential building in Moscow on Monday.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
3 Feb. 2025
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With two floors, the squads are neatly tucked into their cubes, ten teams below and the other ten on top.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
22 Feb. 2025
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Part of this is due to the fast pace nature of the squad this year.—
Tom Rende,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Platoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platoon. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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