captainship

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for captainship
Noun
  • The director said the assailant had been identified by local residents as Yinon Levi, who is among a group of Israeli settlers operating in the West Bank, who have been sanctioned by the UK and the EU, while Donald Trump rescinded restrictions at the beginning of his presidency this year.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 July 2025
  • Uribe, who was placed under house arrest for two months in 2020, is head of the powerful Democratic Center party and was a senator for years both before and after his presidency.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 28 July 2025
Noun
  • As the superintendency reports, continued archaeological investigations will hopefully reveal more about the tomb and the surrounding necropolis, which may illuminate the social history of the ancient Neapolitan community that used it.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 July 2024
  • The superintendency for the largest suburban school district in southwest Ohio became vacant in January 2023, after former superintendent Matt Miller said a board member bullied him out of his position.
    Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 4 May 2024
Noun
  • Brunson earns the nod here as my second East backcourt starter because of his overall efficiency and floor generalship.
    Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Brunson earns the nod here as my second East backcourt starter because of his overall efficiency and floor generalship.
    Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Democrats are hoping Cooper, who was fairly popular in the state during his tenure in the governorship, will jump into the race and bolster their chances of winning.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
  • While this massive investment marks the largest investment into GE Appliances' operation in Louisville and comes at a time of global focus on supply chains and trade, Beshear has marked much of his governorship with a focus on bringing foreign direct investment to Kentucky.
    Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • The papacy essentially is a kingship, DeBernardo said.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
  • In all this, Jesus was retrieving and modeling some of the remarkable kingship themes from Israel’s own scriptures.
    N.T. Wright, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • During the dictatorship, blackouts were used to control people.
    Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
  • But if Trump’s Iran gamble turns out well and Iran’s theocratic dictatorship either crumbles or gives up its uranium enrichment program through diplomatic negotiations — a big if — Trump will be credited with having done something four previous presidents contemplated but ultimately failed to do.
    Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • Not every house is by a marquee name, yet many carry the marks of mastery—confident, crafted and unconventional.
    Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
  • Lehrer displayed a similar level of mastery in his academic life.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 28 July 2025
Noun
  • The Florida Democratic Party already has an uphill battle to retake the governor’s office after more than 30 years of Republican dominance.
    Miami Herald Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2025
  • And while many believe that Jalen Hurts' success has just been a beneficiary of Barkley's dominance, Winston had flowers for Jalen, too.
    Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
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“Captainship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/captainship. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.

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