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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Even though it was a covert Special Forces operation, Panetta said, he personally briefed key congressional leaders before Bin Laden’s killing took place.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

Special Forces medic who has since worked with travel security companies, accompanied Brown on his 2023 trek to the South American pole, in central Brazil.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

It was "not just one director that has known about this", he said in his evidence, adding that UK Special Forces leadership was "very much suppressing" the allegations.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025

Was it someone from Special Forces or the Navy or a Coast Guard vessel that happened to be nearby?

From Slate • Oct. 21, 2025

It was 1966, and Robert was a member of the elite Special Forces of the army, known as the Green Berets for their distinctive headgear.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge