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Recent Examples of commando
Part of this strategy is using precision strikes or commandos to take out senior North Korean officials and vital command centers before attacks can be carried out.
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Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
After a standoff between police and commandos, the Colombians retreated, allowing the inspector to get to the front door.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
The dozen or so Ukrainian commandos and their supporting units fought scores of North Koreans at close range with sniper rifles and drones.
—David Axe, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
What’s worse, one of the commandos is a sniper and starts shooting at people.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2024
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Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
After a standoff between police and commandos, the Colombians retreated, allowing the inspector to get to the front door.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
The dozen or so Ukrainian commandos and their supporting units fought scores of North Koreans at close range with sniper rifles and drones.
—David Axe, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
What’s worse, one of the commandos is a sniper and starts shooting at people.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commando
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Belle Isle police officer Jacob Tapia was injured on April 3 after Paula Hernandez Lazaro crashed into his patrol vehicle after failing to yield while making a left turn.—
Elizabeth Pritchett,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Word of the decision comes as Probation Commissioner Juanita Holmes is facing union criticism for replacing officers’ shields with a new design that mimics those worn by NYPD patrol officers.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2025
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UConn’s Jim Mora was a women’s basketball fan, and candy raider at UCLA UConn football coach Jim Mora is a former colleague, and still an fan of UCLA women’s basketball coach Cori Close, the Huskies’ Final Four foe.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
3 Apr. 2025
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Later, Joel lies to Ellie, who was unconscious during his rescue mission, by saying raiders attacked the hospital.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The snout of a curious whale and the muzzle of a four-legged sentry came oh-so close.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
7 Apr. 2025
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In the early hours of April 21, 1775, gale-force winds whipped across the town square, driving the shivering sentries from their posts to the shelter of their beds.—
Andrew Lawler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Apr. 2025
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His first was as an airborne infantryman with the U.S. Army, stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson outside Anchorage.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2025
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The infantryman provided first aid to his comrades wounded in the Korean War attack and began helping move those men to safety.—
JOSH BOAK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
4 Jan. 2025
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The sales success led to the decision to open its own outpost.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
7 Apr. 2025
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Now, Leslie said, there’s always a line when the doors open at 7: 30 a.m., and there are even plans to open a Manhattan outpost later this year.—
Jonathan Thompson,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2025
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Nautic Expo View 6 Images View gallery - 6 images For 50 years, Danish company Gori Propeller has been one of the foremost names in folding marine propellers used on sailboat auxiliary motor drives.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Mar. 2025
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Guardian is the military's term for a member of the Space Force, comparable to airmen, sailors, soldiers, and marines.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
13 Mar. 2025
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Several picket signs were decorated with messaging against Musk and President Donald Trump.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2025
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Tuesday’s demonstration served as a precursor to an informational picket scheduled for Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. outside the California Department of Human Resources.—
William Melhado,
Sacramento Bee,
12 Mar. 2025
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After she was reported missing the next day, rangers arrived at her camp to discover pieces of her body scattered about the area near where a grizzly had apparently pulled her out of what remained of her tent.—
Johnny Dodd,
People.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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This sprawling 600,000-acre forest is divided into five ranger districts, and the Evangeline Unit, part of the Calcasieu Ranger District, is right in Alexandria’s backyard.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Commando.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commando. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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