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Created by Robert Kanigher and Joe Kubert, the character first debuted in the 1959 DC issue Our Army at War as a WWII soldier who served in the infantry.
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025
One report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies estimated that in 2024 alone, the Russians lost 1,400 main battle tanks, and more than 3,700 infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers.
—Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
While economic considerations played a role, these militaries also reorganized to better support UN and NATO peacekeeping and counterterrorism efforts, which focused on light infantry operations.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Most military aid in 2024 consisted of artillery systems, Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, and advanced missile systems (HIMARS and ATACMS)—none of which are practical for cartel use.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025
One report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies estimated that in 2024 alone, the Russians lost 1,400 main battle tanks, and more than 3,700 infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers.
—Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
While economic considerations played a role, these militaries also reorganized to better support UN and NATO peacekeeping and counterterrorism efforts, which focused on light infantry operations.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Most military aid in 2024 consisted of artillery systems, Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, and advanced missile systems (HIMARS and ATACMS)—none of which are practical for cartel use.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infantry
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The new truck launcher entered the inventory of the Ukrainian army’s 3rd Assault Brigade as recently as this month.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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This week an airstrike by South Sudan's army killed at least 19 people in Nasir, Reuters news agency reported.—
Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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On May 22, three soldiers who witnessed the Mount Suribachi flag-raising on the island of Iwo Jima were greeted by 1,000 schoolchildren.—
Patrick Sauer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Dec. 2024
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The goal is to slow Russia's advance and weaken their fighting power while sacrificing as few Ukrainian soldiers as possible.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
24 Dec. 2024
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Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys said during a visit to Washington, D.C. on Wednesday that Vilnius was pleased to host U.S. rotational battalions in the country, and that the Baltic state was ready to accept more American troops, according to a readout published by the foreign ministry.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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He later was acquitted of the six counts, including insubordination, but the court-martial prevented him from deploying to fight in Europe with his battalion.—
Terence Moore,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Infantry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infantry. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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