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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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While graphic processing units are the armies of workers trying to figure out how to do tasks, the central processing units are the managers organizing the workflow.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

It’s an overhyped story: The armies of El Salvador and Honduras briefly fought each other, ostensibly as a result of a World Cup qualifying game between the two nations in June 1969.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso left Ecowas after military coups brought their armies to power.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 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

In August, while German armies were marching through Belgium, Russian troops invaded the province of East Prussia, the historic birthplace of the German Empire.

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