SERVICEWOMEN Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

servicewomen

noun

plural of servicewoman

as in servicemen

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In 1995, the rape of a 12-year-old girl by three US servicemen unleashed outrage and mass protests in Okinawa.

— Junko Ogura, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
The presidential decree, which was published Monday on Russia’s official legal information database, will put the size of Russia’s armed forces at 2,441,630, including 1,550,500 active servicemen.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of servicemen

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Israel says four of its soldiers have been killed by militants in Gaza over the same period.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
The film, which won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival, sees the pair interview Israeli intelligence officers and soldiers (faces concealed, voices digitally altered) on rooftops in Tel Aviv about the civilian death toll in Gaza.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of soldiers

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Most of the 54,000 US troops in Japan, and 70% of their military facilities, are based on the island.

— Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 7 Oct. 2026
Restricting the ability of troops to leave military bases and interact with the local community is a common response by military leaders to major crimes.

— Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of troops

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Sami Daghlas, a member of the Burqa village council, said that after the attack the Israeli military prevented emergency medical responders from reaching the injured for more than an hour.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
But after the first ceasefire collapsed in December 2023, the Israeli military launched a major ground offensive in Khan Younis, and the military soon lost track of the hostages.

— Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

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