as in soldiers
a person engaged in military service
wishing our servicemen overseas the best of luck
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Recent Examples of servicemen
Over at the Department of War, meanwhile, schools serving some 71,000 children of servicemen saw DEI wiped out (despite residual legal challenges) in early February.
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Soon, though, his editor had a change of heart and decided Schieffer should travel to Vietnam to report on hometown servicemen while also relaying messages to them from their families in Texas.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025
The manpower shortages compelled the War Department not only to rethink its policy of barring Black GIs from combat, but to cut back the number of servicemen stationed stateside, retaining only those disqualified for overseas duty by age or physical condition.
—Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
The Russian Defence Ministry said earlier on Sunday that 146 Russian servicemen were returned from Ukraine in exchange for 146 Ukrainian prisoners of war, adding that eight Russian civilians from the Kursk region were also returned.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
The historical drama about Black military women who heroically solved a massive backlog of mail to servicemen during World War II is #2.
—Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
These ex-servicemen would need food, sundries, smokes — hundreds of things, and thousands in pension dollars landed in their pockets, right?
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Remember that the Pentagon is three million servicemen and women and civilians.
—CBS News, 24 Nov. 2024
Harry founded the Invictus Games 10 years ago as an international multi-sport event for wounded, sick and injured servicemen and servicewomen, both those still serving and veterans.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Soon, though, his editor had a change of heart and decided Schieffer should travel to Vietnam to report on hometown servicemen while also relaying messages to them from their families in Texas.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025
The manpower shortages compelled the War Department not only to rethink its policy of barring Black GIs from combat, but to cut back the number of servicemen stationed stateside, retaining only those disqualified for overseas duty by age or physical condition.
—Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
The Russian Defence Ministry said earlier on Sunday that 146 Russian servicemen were returned from Ukraine in exchange for 146 Ukrainian prisoners of war, adding that eight Russian civilians from the Kursk region were also returned.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
The historical drama about Black military women who heroically solved a massive backlog of mail to servicemen during World War II is #2.
—Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
These ex-servicemen would need food, sundries, smokes — hundreds of things, and thousands in pension dollars landed in their pockets, right?
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Remember that the Pentagon is three million servicemen and women and civilians.
—CBS News, 24 Nov. 2024
Harry founded the Invictus Games 10 years ago as an international multi-sport event for wounded, sick and injured servicemen and servicewomen, both those still serving and veterans.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for servicemen
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The official said the terrorist group attacked Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers in Rafah.—
Greg Norman , Trey Yingst,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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The concept even included plans for soldiers to parachute in, plant the bomb, and escape (hopefully).—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Oct. 2025
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Most commonsense Americans understand that there is no reason paying America's warriors should be held hostage to arcane debates over housing policy.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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The mural featured marigold flowers, which are significant in Mexican culture and tied to the Day of the Dead, and hummingbirds, which are an Aztec symbol that honors fallen warriors, Pérez said.—
Alyssa N. Salcedo,
jsonline.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Servicemen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/servicemen. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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