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Synonyms for troop

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for troop

a group of people acting together in a shared activity

to come or go in large numbers

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Synonyms for troop

a group of soldiers

a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company

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a unit of Girl or Boy Scouts

an orderly crowd

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march in a procession

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move or march as if in a crowd

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The rain began to fall again, and for a while it was too misty to see what the troops were doing.
Unless you have been there you cannot imagine what a frightening effect this steady come-down of troops has on the spectators, even when they know it is only a review.
For a week the troops kept pouring in and out of New Gondar--in, always, from the south and west, but always toward the east.
It was the first intimation that the townspeople had received that the enemy was forcing the imperial troops back upon the city.
And then the imperial troops fell back upon these new defenses, or, rather, they were forced back by the enemy.
"I won't!" Harvey almost shrieked, disregarding the advice; and still Troop meditated.
He was lying in the scuppers, holding on to a nose that bled, while Troop looked down on him serenely.
Troop went down solemnly into the cabin, where he and the older men bunked, leaving Dan to comfort the luckless heir to thirty millions.
It was while seeking entrance to the city of Kaol that I discovered the green horde lying in wait for your troops."
Mounted troops, their trappings of jewel and metal-incrusted leather glistening in the sunlight, formed the vanguard of the body, and then came a thousand gorgeous chariots drawn by huge zitidars.
It remains unclear how the newly planned troop drawdown could affect the administration's negotiations with the Taliban.
President Moon Jae-in hurriedly attempted to calm jitters about alleged troop cuts.
Along with its many outdoor activities, the "good turn" troop stresses community service.
will send more troops to Afghanistan, Defense Secretary James Mattis told the Senate Armed Services Committee in a testimony Tuesday, militant group Taliban is "surging" in the war-torn country and that the U.S.-backed forces are "not winning in" Afghanistan.
On behalf I'd like to much we help on the our supporters thank Troop Aid joint founder Pam Sut-ton said: "The rain held off just long enough for the summer barbeque.