as in commander
a high-ranking officer in the navy
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Recent Examples of admiral
There's an expectation, according to Capitol Hill and Pentagon sources not authorized to speak publicly, that some top generals and admirals could soon be let go.
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Tom Bowman, NPR, 20 Feb. 2025
The year after Young swore at the Coast Guard admiral in public, Rep. Duncan D. Hunter of California brought up the issue once more at a different House hearing featuring a different admiral, Zukunft.
—Mckenzie Funk, ProPublica, 23 Jan. 2025
Fagan, also the Coast Guard’s first female four-star admiral, had served as the military branch’s 27th commandant since June 1, 2022, after former President Biden chose her to lead the service of 42,000 active-duty, 7,000 reserve and 8,700 civilian personnel.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2025
Willis played the cop/admiral in the band's first iteration and reprises the role in the current group.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 20 Jan. 2025
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Tom Bowman, NPR, 20 Feb. 2025
The year after Young swore at the Coast Guard admiral in public, Rep. Duncan D. Hunter of California brought up the issue once more at a different House hearing featuring a different admiral, Zukunft.
—Mckenzie Funk, ProPublica, 23 Jan. 2025
Fagan, also the Coast Guard’s first female four-star admiral, had served as the military branch’s 27th commandant since June 1, 2022, after former President Biden chose her to lead the service of 42,000 active-duty, 7,000 reserve and 8,700 civilian personnel.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2025
Willis played the cop/admiral in the band's first iteration and reprises the role in the current group.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for admiral
Noun
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Smith said he was made aware of the plan during a meeting with the commander of U.S. Northern Command, Gen. Gregory M. Guillot.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2025
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Special ops commanders say America is struggling to keep up with adversaries in the technological field Rear Adm. Milton Sands III, Maj. Gen. Peter Huntley, Lt. Gen. Jonathan Braga and Lt. Gen. Michael Conley urged Congress to take action to help U.S. troops advance.—
Rachel Wolf,
Fox News,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In February 1942, Alfred Stanford, commodore of the Cruising Club of America, one of the country’s leading amateur sailing groups, sent a proposal to the Navy to use nonmilitary sailing vessels for anti-submarine patrols and rescue operations.—
David Wolman,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Jan. 2025
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But what stood out largely was the commodore amongst the stylish guests who trekked to the Fishtown neighborhood.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
6 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The Indian skipper eventually succumbed to Connolly who showed great character after his difficult batting effort.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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The skipper isn’t necessarily planning to flip-flop the two outfielders’ positions during games this spring.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2025
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Mary, too, served in the Army from 2016 to 2020, also leaving as a captain.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2025
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Our senior captain Fernando Torres, had a good scoring chance but we were called offsides and Zeke Munoz hit a screamer from 30 yards out that hit the post and ricocheted out.—
Steve Brand,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Admiral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admiral. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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