as in battalion
a military unit consisting of soldiers, ships, or aircraft
A reconnaissance squadron was deployed to the area.
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Recent Examples of squadron
Austin also ordered the deployment of an additional fighter jet squadron to the Middle East.
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Barak Ravid, Axios, 2 Aug. 2024
Pentagon officials earlier said that B-52 long-range bombers, along with more destroyers, fighter squadrons and tankers, would be deployed to the region to deter Iran and its militant allies.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2024
Major General Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, said that further destroyers, fighter squadrons, tankers and B-52 long-range bombers would be sent to the Middle East to deter Iran and its allies from conducting more attacks.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
Timothy Warburton, commanding officer of the squadron, said in a statement.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
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Barak Ravid, Axios, 2 Aug. 2024
Pentagon officials earlier said that B-52 long-range bombers, along with more destroyers, fighter squadrons and tankers, would be deployed to the region to deter Iran and its militant allies.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2024
Major General Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, said that further destroyers, fighter squadrons, tankers and B-52 long-range bombers would be sent to the Middle East to deter Iran and its allies from conducting more attacks.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
Timothy Warburton, commanding officer of the squadron, said in a statement.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squadron
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Trap has a Hitchcockian setup, in which a serial killer (the wonderfully nervy Josh Hartnett) brings his daughter to a pop concert and then must escape a battalion of police who are after him, without giving away his secret.David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Part of a guarantor force—such as air defense and combat air patrols or a spearhead battalion to serve in a training role—could even be deployed while the war is still underway.Elie Tenenbaum, Foreign Affairs, 3 Dec. 2024
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Wilken cannot create such an entity, which under labor law requires (among other things) a group of employees who successfully petition the NLRB or a state labor board for recognition as a bargaining unit and accompanying votes.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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The character is one of the powerful Aes Sedai – a group of women with the ability to channel the One Power who are part of an elite sisterhood.Denise Petski, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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The new grouping is made up of a broad spectrum of opposition forces, from Islamist factions to moderates.Lauren Kent, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024
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Golden State could use a connector, and Thornton can adapt to various personnel groupings and styles.Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Squadron.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squadron. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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