commodore

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Recent Examples of commodore The global network of P-8 aircraft contributes to maritime domain awareness, said U.S. Navy Captain Rodney Erler, commodore of the Commander Task Force 72, a unit that commands maritime patrol aircraft in the Seventh Fleet across the Indo-Pacific region. Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025 The high school club also operates with the blessing of Marlon Harvey, a 1980 Mount Carmel alum who now is commodore of the Jackson Park Yacht Club. Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025 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 But what stood out largely was the commodore amongst the stylish guests who trekked to the Fishtown neighborhood. Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 6 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for commodore
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Noun
  • The Pentagon’s firing of two dozen admirals and generals over the past year has made some wary of challenging the president’s ambitions.
    Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Kudrow, who of course spent years on Friends, and King, who did his time in Murphy Brown and later ran 2 Broke Girls, are former admirals who have seen their vast, 22-episode-a-year domains dry up to the size of a kiddie pool.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Borman, the commander, insisted on as few lunar orbits as possible given the risks.
    Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Ghalibaf is importantly a former senior Revolutionary Guard commander and a close adviser to Mojtaba Khamenei.
    CBS News, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Other projects have or would have endangered the bleached sandhill skipper butterfly, the sage-grouse, and steamboat buckwheat.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The Padres and their rookie manager, Craig Stammen, were outscored 12-5 in losing the first two games of the series to the Giants and their rookie skipper, Tony Vitello.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026

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“Commodore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commodore. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

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