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combatants

NOUN

troop/troops

Synonyms

WEAK

armed forces army assemblage assembly band body bunch collection company contingent corps crew crowd delegation drove fighting forces flock forces gang gathering herd horde host legion military multitude number outfit pack party personnel service personnel soldiers soldiery squad swarm team throng troopers troupe unit

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The clash was widely reported in Iraqi and Arab media and generated speculation about the identity of the combatants.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

The Lebanese casualty figures do not distinguish between civilians and combatants.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

“Relatives, or people engaging in propaganda or finances, they’re not combatants, but the machine recognizes them as so because they have similar communication patterns,” Badalic said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

The ministry didn’t say how many were civilians or combatants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Fewer than a score of knights remained ahorse, charging and slashing at each other as watchers and fallen combatants cheered them on.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

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