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special force

NOUN
detachment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
patrol squad task force
STRONG
army body detail division force organization party troupe unit
Antonyms
STRONG
whole
WEAK
attachment bias combination compassion connection interest kindness linkage merger sympathy
NOUN
detail
Synonyms
STRONG
KP army assignment body detachment duty fatigue force organization party squad unit
WEAK
kitchen police
Antonyms
STRONG
spirit
WEAK
whole

Example Sentences

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When the latest retrial started at a special criminal court in the city of Pezinok near the capital, Bratislava, masked special force officers led Kocner, wearing a black surgical mask, into the court in handcuffs.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said the defence of Pokrovsk is a "priority", as elite special force were deployed to the embattled town on the eastern front line.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025

I close with the special force of the idiotic idea.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

A special force of the Russian National Guard arrived and searched for the gunmen.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 24, 2024

Aristotle drew up a whole list of “topics”—like “invention” and “proof,” the term has a special force in rhetoric.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith