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armies

NOUN

military force, usually for land

Synonyms

STRONGEST

artillery battalion command company corps infantry squad troops

STRONG

battery brigade cavalry column detail division flight formation legion outfit platoon regiment soldiers soldiery wing

WEAK

armed force patrol unit

Antonyms

STRONG

individual whole

NOUN

group resembling military force

Synonyms

STRONGEST

company mob unit

STRONG

array cloud crowd division flock horde host legion multitude outfit pack regiment scores swarm throng

Example Sentences

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Alexandra insisted that Rasputin bless the armies to ensure victory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

This distinction mattered enormously to the founders, who were deeply suspicious of standing armies and associated them with tyranny and imperial overreach.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

Too many lines of code to analyze, armies of AI assistants to wrangle, and lengthy prompts to draft are among the laments by hard-core AI adopters.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

In the 20th Century, Germany used its powerful armies to wage some of the most destructive wars in human history, laying waste to much of the continent and killing millions.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

European armies now were equipped with the latest fast-loading, rapid-firing rifles, deadly accurate at a range of hundreds of yards.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman