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
In a rematch of last season’s NBA Finals – which went the full seven games – the two squads proved again that there was little to separate them as neither led by more than seven points in the 58-minute affair.
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Frank Nunns O'Connell 15 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
And that includes a second-quarter skirmish between the two squads that broke out after a late hit on Jets quarterback Justin Fields.
—Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Instead, the event featured dueling DJs, and both the women’s and men’s squads held traditional scrimmages.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
If both squads stay undefeated in district, the Volunteers and Warriors will clash to end the regular season.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025
Through the first six weeks of the 2025 NFL season, both squads have looked like potential contenders in the NFC.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
However, props to the glam squads because both Stephanie and Guerdy were beaten for the gods.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
The Baltimore Ravens and Buffalo Bills are both on their bye week, which comes at a good time for both squads.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Another phenomenon at play, though, is an adjustment in how teams are assembling themselves, especially given that three preseason top-3 squads since 2022 have ultimately fallen to unranked at some point in the season.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Frank Nunns O'Connell 15 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
And that includes a second-quarter skirmish between the two squads that broke out after a late hit on Jets quarterback Justin Fields.
—Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Instead, the event featured dueling DJs, and both the women’s and men’s squads held traditional scrimmages.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
If both squads stay undefeated in district, the Volunteers and Warriors will clash to end the regular season.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025
Through the first six weeks of the 2025 NFL season, both squads have looked like potential contenders in the NFC.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
However, props to the glam squads because both Stephanie and Guerdy were beaten for the gods.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
The Baltimore Ravens and Buffalo Bills are both on their bye week, which comes at a good time for both squads.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Another phenomenon at play, though, is an adjustment in how teams are assembling themselves, especially given that three preseason top-3 squads since 2022 have ultimately fallen to unranked at some point in the season.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squads
Noun
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There aren't a ton of great options in free agency, though there may not be too many choices at all via trade either, as most teams have their starter and backup quarterbacks locked in and won't be looking to part with either at this point in the year.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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The series pits teams of two contestants, who usually know each other prior, against each other in a race across unfamiliar lands toward a $1 million cash prize.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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One of the kids, an athletic-looking teenager named Ladislav, told me that 1654 is organized into platoons that train with Kraken commanders.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
19 Oct. 2025
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He and Pat were assigned to different platoons and rarely saw each other.—
Talia McWright,
Twin Cities,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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After crunching the numbers to exclude armies of data-scraping AI bots, the Wikimedia Foundation says that between March and August this year, the number of Wikipedia page views coming from real humans declined by 8% year-on-year.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 Oct. 2025
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And, while large-scale armies were attacking one another with a vast arsenal of technological advancements, De Stijl architects and theorists were observing great opportunities for a better world based on this massive scale and these new technologies.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The storm’s intensity has made these flights especially dangerous, as crews have encountered severe turbulence within the hurricane’s eyewall.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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On November 8, crews will carefully raise it into place on Center Plaza.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Squads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squads. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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