Combatants
Forces and combatants are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Forces" instead a noun "Combatants".
Forces
Combatants and forces are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Combatants" instead a noun "Forces".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Similarly, the asari are considered to be on average the galaxy's deadliest combatants on a personal or small unit level, making them preeminent commandos and special forces, but due to the specialization in small-unit tactics they're at a disadvantage when it comes to large scale mass combat.
Source: Logical Weakness -
Transnational forces sought out and killed dozens of the first hundred, even if they weren't combatants, simply to get them out of the way while they had the chance.
Source: Literature / Red Mars Trilogy -
However, it's worth noting that Japanese forces only directly killed half a million or so Chinese civilians and a couple of million combatants and POWs.
Source: Useful Notes / Imperial Japan
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