as in structure
the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form
claims that the problem will never be solved within the existing cadre of the state bureaucracy
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Recent Examples of cadre
An increasingly vocal cadre of researchers believe psychedelic substances could offer more effective treatments.
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Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2026
Like nuclear-fission research, machine learning was a small scientific field with epochal implications which was dominated by a cadre of eccentric geniuses.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Sabti described Vahidi as part of an early cadre of Iranian operatives who built ties with militant groups in Lebanon before and after the 1979 revolution, relationships that later became central to Iran’s regional strategy.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Waiters also offered arguably the hardest advice in the cadre of tips.
—Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 29 Mar. 2026
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Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2026
Like nuclear-fission research, machine learning was a small scientific field with epochal implications which was dominated by a cadre of eccentric geniuses.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Sabti described Vahidi as part of an early cadre of Iranian operatives who built ties with militant groups in Lebanon before and after the 1979 revolution, relationships that later became central to Iran’s regional strategy.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Waiters also offered arguably the hardest advice in the cadre of tips.
—Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 29 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cadre
Noun
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The object no longer belongs to its origin or to its own agency, but to the structures that contain it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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The fire has burned two historic structures on the island, which is home to rare plant species like the Torrey pine.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
19 May 2026
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Florida should reject any framework that treats them as such.—
Kimberly Bird,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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That framework, Yeon says, distinguishes Korean commercial cinema from other markets.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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Set the scene Grandeur, tradition, and Jazz Age architecture set the tone here.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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Much more rarely — in fact, corresponding exactly to the release rate of movies by visionary German director Valeska Grisebach — the brilliance goes bone-deep, emerging from an astonishingly new and strange filmic architecture.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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“Cadre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cadre. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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