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 And Booker could not be more proud of how Beep Baseball has grown, with 30 teams in 14 states and international squads in Taiwan, Canada and the Dominican Republic. — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026 The Byron Nelson Bobcats have been one of the area’s top squads in recent years. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Aug. 2026 Leaders should strive to embed a security engineer directly into product squads from the design phase, turning cryptographic requirements into ordinary user stories rather than late-stage compliance findings. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 In such cases, the FBI typically conducts the investigation, and the bureau has squads that are specialized to handle civil rights criminal cases. — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026 Last month, the NFL Flag Championships were held in Westfield, Indiana, where 350 squads — more than 3,500 girls and boys — from 13 countries took the field. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026 As many as 10 rescue operations were reported by Pilot Mountain, Mount Airy and Dobson rescue squads, most involving people trapped in vehicles, officials said. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 3 Aug. 2026 Several traveling women’s all-star and pro leagues, exhibition teams and amateur squads in the past century had varying success. — James Raia, Mercury News, 31 July 2026 He was banned from one of his favorite pizza joints, Angie’s, and after making a crude comment to a waitress at a volunteer firefighter party, he was kicked off one of his squads. — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squads
  1. teams
  2. platoons
  3. armies
  4. crews
Noun
  • The Saudi Energy Ministry said a fire had broken out at dawn at a facility belonging to Saudi Aramco’s refinery in Jazan, that was extinguished by the company’s firefighting teams.
    — Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Each of those teams had a co-operative effort woven into their style by their head coach or manager.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of teams
Noun
  • The Phillies will run outfield platoons in left and center for the remainder of the season.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Multiple schools across three states will soon have their own veritable platoons of pepper-spraying drones to hunt down active shooters, The Washington Post reports, waiting to spring into action the moment they’re called on.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 30 July 2026
Definition of platoons
Noun
  • Conversely, after the war the Soviet Union and its armies had a firm grip on central and eastern Europe.
    — Amy McKenna Britannica Editors Aug. 11, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Aug. 2026
  • As Rhaenyra slowly descends into a pit of despair and desperation, Daemon and his armies run into some snags on their assault of Tumbleton thanks to the various tricks Lord Ormund has up his sleeves.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of armies
Noun
  • Caltrans said that can prevent construction crews from working in the affected area for several days.
    — Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • As the plane circled and prepared to return to the airport and emergency crews assembled, operations workers found the remains of the birds on the runway.
    — Amanda Jackson, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of crews

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