as in army
a large body of men and women organized for land warfare the nation's battalions were forced to fight on two fronts simultaneously

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Recent Examples of battalion The battalion of lights, set up for a photo shoot set to happen later that day. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2025 The picture is similar at the Fire Department, where the top ten each earned over $500,000, led by the battalion chief with $905,060. John Hart, Oc Register, 25 June 2025 There will also be six battalion chiefs on the scene, along with a division chief, a deputy chief and a chief of operations. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2025 The military said the battalion uses real-time detection and jamming tools to neutralize aerial threats, adding a critical layer to Israel's multi-tiered air defense network. Amanda Castro hannah Parry shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for battalion
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army
Noun
  • In the book, the CSS Birmingham is an old battleship manned by dead Confederate soldiers, but the show updates that problematic depiction by expanding the crew to all armies that have been defeated in battle and owe a debt of service to Ares.
    EW.com, EW.com, 22 July 2025
  • An army of social followers seems like a valuable asset in either scenario.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 22 July 2025

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“Battalion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battalion. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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