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forces

NOUN
human resources
Synonyms
WEAK
HR personnel staff
NOUN
rank and file
Synonyms
WEAK
common run common soldiery common sort grassroots majority plebeians proletariat ranks
NOUN
troop/troops
Synonyms
WEAK
armed forces army assemblage assembly band body bunch collection combatants company contingent corps crew crowd delegation drove fighting forces flock gang gathering herd horde host legion military multitude number outfit pack party personnel service personnel soldiers soldiery squad swarm team throng troopers troupe unit

Example Sentences

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Air Forces Central Command is looking at buying premade bunkers, according to a contracting notice posted recently.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Being a veteran under the Armed Forces, she could have had her therapy fast-tracked, but decided it would have been "wrong because it wasn't connected to my military service".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

In recent days, the Israel Defense Forces have taken to social media to warn residents living near the prison that they should evacuate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

I’ll never forget a commercial I saw on the Armed Forces Network while I was in Iraq.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026

I pushed even harder on my policy advisers to continue growing the reach of Let’s Move! and Joining Forces.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.