as in warriors
a person engaged in military service
one of the goals of war is to keep as many soldiers as possible from being killed
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Recent Examples of soldiers
Among the deceased were colonels, lieutenants, majors and captains and some reserve soldiers, ranging in age from 26 to 60, The Associated Press reported.
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Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
And those soldiers will come from Connecticut and the other 49 states and the territories and the district.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2026
What could also be helpful is searching for objects linked to specific cultural practices brought from the soldiers’ homelands.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
To keep the most vulnerable safe, Ivan has to decide to confront the soldiers or deceive them at the potential cost of his life.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
There is still a heavy police presence in Caracas, even if there are fewer soldiers patrolling the streets.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
Not one American was killed in the effort although, unfortunately, the same cannot be said of the dozens of Cuban soldiers and security agents who died in the attack.
—Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2026
After the Emancipation Proclamation, the involvement of 200,000 Black soldiers in the war proved crucial in the Union victory.
—Laurent Dubois, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
The soldiers yielded, and Prevost drove on.
—Paul Elie, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soldiers
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The fact that this extremely complex and grueling mission was successfully executed with so few injuries is a testament to the expertise of our joint warriors.—
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Loyalty, even in the face of death Two thousand years later, and half a world away, the samurai warriors of Japan also famously focused on honor.—
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Carrying a 1,000-pound penetrating warhead and with a range of up to 620 miles (1,000 kilometers), the JASSM can also be fired well off Iranian shores from a range of US Air Force jets, including F-15, F-16 and F-35 fighters and B-1, B-2 and B-52 bombers, as well as US Navy F/A-18 fighters.—
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The bit began with two UFC fighters who emerged to serve as their personal bodyguards against any ravenous super-fans.—
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“Soldiers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soldiers. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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