CUIRASSIERS Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

cuirassiers

noun

plural of cuirassier

as in dragoons

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Noun

The young women and their cavaliers headed to L’Arc, a nightclub in Paris situated near the Shangri-La; there, the group continued their celebrations some hours later.

— Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025

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Noun

Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise, which traces its roots to 1954, involved around 18,000 Korean troops and an undisclosed number of American soldiers this year.

— Lisa Kim, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
The good news is the world has not seen a successful military coup since November of last year, when soldiers deposed the president of Guinea-Bissau on the coast of West Africa.

— Keith B. Richburg, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2026

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