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noun

ˈtrüp How to pronounce troop (audio)
Definition of troopnext
1
as in troupe
an organized group of stage performers a celebrated acting troop will be coming to town next month to perform one of Shakespeare's plays

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2
as in military
troops plural the combined army, air force, and navy of a nation the troops overseas are grateful for the support of so many at home

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troop

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verb

as in to march

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Recent Examples of troop
Noun
In recent weeks a fresh Russian offensive backed by North Korean troops has pushed them back to the border. — Tim Lister and Maria Kostenko, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025 There is — or was, until recently — a significant movement within Greenland that wanted to form a closer alliance with the United States, which has stationed troops on the island since World War II. — Maya Tekeli, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
So Idaho — before the case was fully litigated — trooped to the Supreme Court. — Ruth Marcus, Washington Post, 27 June 2024 Nadella is among a parade of Fortune 500 CEOs who have trooped through Southeast Asia in recent months. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for troop
Recent Examples of Synonyms for troop
  1. troupe
  2. military
  3. march
  4. soldiers
  5. parade
  6. service
  7. stride
  8. pace
Noun
  • Just as screen legend Buster Keaton got his start as a child on the vaudeville stage as part of his family’s traveling troupe, so too has Kenan Thompson molded and expanded on his comedy from a very young age.
    — Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 5 Apr. 2025
  • The Hartford Improv Festival concludes with six performances comprising of dozens of improv troupes plus several workshops in a single day.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2025
Definition of troupe
Noun
  • While most militaries had waded into developing various types of drones prior to 2022, Russian and Ukrainian use of uncrewed surface, ground and aerial vehicles has revolutionized how this type of technology is used in combat.
    — Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Critics of the move worry that in nominating Caine, whom Trump has extolled as a loyalist, the president was seeking to fill top Defense leadership positions with those that wouldn’t dissent from his opinion, slanting the historically apolitical U.S. military in his favor.
    — Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
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Verb
  • Students stood in front of the Martin Luther King Jr. King Hall and marched their way across campus, shouting protest chants in the quad nearby the law school.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Part One, when she was glimpsed marching down the yellow brick road with the Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly Lion.
    — Jack Smart, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Definition of march
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of soldiers
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  • Israel had delayed the release of more than 600 Palestinians after Hamas on Saturday paraded freed Israeli hostages in what Israeli officials described as a humiliating manner at ceremonies in Gaza ahead of their release.
    — Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 27 Feb. 2025
  • But Israelis remain deeply traumatized by the October assault, and the return of the Bibas boys, coupled with the uncertainty about their mother’s whereabouts and the disrespectful way that Hamas paraded their coffins on Thursday, revived the torment.
    — Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Definition of parade
Noun
  • Others gathered at local coffee shops and lunch spots after being turned away, finding out they had been eliminated after decades of service.
    — Carla K. Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
  • The agency is also offering early retirement to employees who are at least 50 years old with 20 years of federal service, or any age with 25 years of federal service, according to the email.
    — Leah Douglas, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
Definition of service
Verb
  • The centre-back’s offensive attributes were clear when striding up the field to assist captain Jarrod Bowen on the game’s second goal.
    — Carl Anka, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Starting with former Bank of Canada and former Bank of England boss Carney watching a hockey game in a Team Canada jersey, the 60-second spot for the incumbent Liberal Party then see Myers stride into frame to greet Donald Trump‘s new tariff and trade war nemesis.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of stride
Verb
  • The Senate voted 51-48 to pass the measure after a holding a long series of votes on amendments, which kept senators pacing around the chamber for hours.
    — Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 5 Apr. 2025
  • My father, disconsolate, would pace around what had once been their home in an exaggerated performance of his own uselessness.
    — Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 2 Apr. 2025
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