as in battalion
a military unit consisting of soldiers, ships, or aircraft
A reconnaissance squadron was deployed to the area.
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Recent Examples of squadron
The Siege of Mandalore In one of the final battles at the tail end of the Clone Wars, Ahsoka Tano leads a Republic squadron to rid the planet Mandalore of Darth Maul's influence.
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 May 2025
The United States has recently dispatched an additional squadron of stealth fighter aircraft to Japan, its treaty ally in Northeast Asia, aiming to counter the military threat posed by China.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
The American army carried the day with help from Pike's squadron.
—Arkansas Online, 3 May 2025
The administration’s decision to abandon plans to move D.C.’s elite fighter jet squadron to Maryland comes months after the state’s congressional delegation and Gov. Wes Moore (D) worked to secure the planes to prevent the state from losing its flying mission.
—Meagan Flynn, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2025
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 May 2025
The United States has recently dispatched an additional squadron of stealth fighter aircraft to Japan, its treaty ally in Northeast Asia, aiming to counter the military threat posed by China.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
The American army carried the day with help from Pike's squadron.
—Arkansas Online, 3 May 2025
The administration’s decision to abandon plans to move D.C.’s elite fighter jet squadron to Maryland comes months after the state’s congressional delegation and Gov. Wes Moore (D) worked to secure the planes to prevent the state from losing its flying mission.
—Meagan Flynn, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squadron
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Five engines, two trucks, one squad, three ambulances, and three battalion chiefs assisted in fighting the fire.—
Pioneer Press,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
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Two battalion chiefs were killed, and one engineer was injured in the attack.—
Corina Vanek,
AZCentral.com,
3 July 2025
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The Zero Emission Transportation Association was among the lobbying groups that bashed the legislation last week.—
Sasha Hupka,
AZCentral.com,
9 July 2025
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Officially announced on Wednesday (July 9), Santos Bravos is both the name of the new project and the final group that will emerge from it.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
9 July 2025
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 July 2025
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There have been several political groupings called the American Party, or something similar, in U.S. history.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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“Squadron.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squadron. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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