squads

noun

plural of squad
as in teams
a group of people working together on a task the cleaning squad usually arrives after regular business hours

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Recent Examples of squads The 2017 and 2011 squads both finished as state runner-ups under the program’s patriarch, head coach Kirk Martin, who returned to lead the Mavericks in 2023 following a five-year hiatus at other coaching stops. — Jon Poorman, Houston Chronicle, 28 Sep. 2026 To stay undefeated, Heights took down solid Mansfield Legacy and Alvarado squads. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2026 According to the prosecutors, police and government hit squads carried out dozens of killings at Duterte’s orders, motivated by the promise of money or to avoid becoming targets themselves. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 And each of their squads seemingly can offer adequate support in key areas. — Mike Jones, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 As for what’s next for Banana Ball, Cole hopes this can kick-start the growth of the Tailgaters, one of the six-team league’s newer squads. — Ian Curtis, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026 Following the qualifying and play-off rounds, seven clubs survived to join the 29 squads that qualified in advance. — Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026 Also known by its Spanish acronym AGC, the group evolved from right-wing paramilitary squads that fought Marxist guerrillas in Colombia in the 1990s and 2000s. — Maria Verza, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squads
  1. teams
  2. platoons
  3. armies
  4. crews
Noun
  • Special teams coordinator Chris Tabor indicated the decision had nothing to do with kicker Riley Patterson.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Each team played five opponents home-and-home and 10 league teams once.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of teams
Noun
  • The welcome ceremony also included a flyover by two B-1 bombers, platoons from each military service, and a presentation of the flags and anthems of both countries.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The welcome ceremony was also set to include a flyover by two B-1 bombers, flower presenters, platoons from each military service, and a presentation of the flags and anthems of both countries.
    — Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of platoons
Noun
  • Russia and Ukraine are engaged in a long-range aerial war as their armies remain largely deadlocked on the battlefield, more than 4½ years after Moscow's all-out invasion of its neighbor.
    — SAMYA KULLAB, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Russia and Ukraine are engaged in a long-range aerial war as their armies remain largely deadlocked on the battlefield, more than 4½ years after Moscow’s all-out invasion of its neighbor.
    — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of armies
Noun
  • High costs But shippers are ferrying crude through Hormuz at high cost to the lives of their crews and in freight and insurance rates, Bockmann said.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
  • In Hideaway Hills, six years after emergency crews knocked on doors and ordered families to pack up and leave, the original sinkhole remains unfilled.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of crews

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“Squads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squads. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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