special forces

NOUN

specially trained military troops

Synonyms

WEAK

Green Berets commandos elite troops guerrilla troops paratroops rangers rapid deployment force shock troops storm troops

Example Sentences

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The Justice Department has charged an Army special forces soldier, alleging that he used one of the world’s ripest insider-trading platforms to profit off of advance knowledge of a military operation.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026

Members of the special forces of the carabinieri armed police were urgently flown in from Tuscany.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

American special forces, wearing both U.S. and Libyan patches, assisted in a mock hostage rescue involving 50 Libyan fighters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

"We've never seen this before," says Deane-Peter Baker, a special forces ethics scholar.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

They waded through burning waters and debris and lumbered ashore like nightmarish special forces.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia