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
Palestinian eyewitnesses say Israeli soldiers were on the scene within minutes and did nothing to stop or apprehend the shooter.
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Molly Hunter, NBC news, 2 May 2026
The cats and the bananas, the Japanese dessert, the colorful street art, the soldiers in their marvelous uniforms—these memories are as indelible as those of the ancient ruins.
—Sarah Manguso, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2026
According to National Geographic, roughly 3,000 Japanese soldiers died in kamikaze missions, while more than 7,000 American, Australian and British personnel were killed or wounded during the fight for Iwo Jima.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
The video, released Friday, shows soldiers holding an Israeli flag and walking among the destruction of a soccer stadium in the Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil.
—Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
In a 1916 study, Navy soldiers seemed to better learn Morse code when it was played overnight.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
After their single-engine plane crashed into the Amazon rainforest in Colombia on May 1, 2023, killing the three adults on board, the four children, aged 11 months to 13 years old, lived for 40 days in the jungle before being found by Colombian soldiers.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Those same officials say the forces suffered staggering losses, with more than 6,000 North Korean soldiers believed killed in some of the war’s most intense fighting.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Many of their soldiers, unfortunately, are gone.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 1 May 2026
Molly Hunter, NBC news, 2 May 2026
The cats and the bananas, the Japanese dessert, the colorful street art, the soldiers in their marvelous uniforms—these memories are as indelible as those of the ancient ruins.
—Sarah Manguso, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2026
According to National Geographic, roughly 3,000 Japanese soldiers died in kamikaze missions, while more than 7,000 American, Australian and British personnel were killed or wounded during the fight for Iwo Jima.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
The video, released Friday, shows soldiers holding an Israeli flag and walking among the destruction of a soccer stadium in the Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil.
—Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
In a 1916 study, Navy soldiers seemed to better learn Morse code when it was played overnight.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
After their single-engine plane crashed into the Amazon rainforest in Colombia on May 1, 2023, killing the three adults on board, the four children, aged 11 months to 13 years old, lived for 40 days in the jungle before being found by Colombian soldiers.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Those same officials say the forces suffered staggering losses, with more than 6,000 North Korean soldiers believed killed in some of the war’s most intense fighting.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Many of their soldiers, unfortunately, are gone.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soldiers
Noun
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Two warriors gleam in the midst of Indian Combat (1868) and continue their brawl to the death, one knife-edge away from mortality.—
Tyehimba Jess,
ARTnews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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But the Ballances were more than gallant warriors – in fact, a life-size oil painting of Marti’s great-grandfather Charles Ballance’s wife and children – including her grandfather Willis as a 3-year-old – hangs in a place of honor at the Illinois State Museum in Springfield.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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What about those fighters grants them the respect of a great like you?—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Ukrainian estimates cited in the report say at least 3,388 foreign fighters have been killed, with some estimates suggesting one in five recruits may not survive deployment.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Soldiers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soldiers. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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