Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commodores
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Hegseth has fired or sidelined more than a dozen admirals or generals.—
Steve Beynon,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026 -
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
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Now, skippers compete in races on different classes of ice boats.—
Noel Brennan,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Keep your eyes open for Martial and Mallow scrub-hairstreaks, lyside sulphurs, malachites, and a variety of skippers fluttering among the blooms.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Dec. 2025
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Tehran will target residences of American and Israeli military commanders and political officials in the Middle East, the spokesman for Tehran's Khatam al-Anbiya military command headquarters said.—
Charlene Gubash,
NBC news,
30 Mar. 2026
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One source previously told CNN the unit’s presence gives commanders more options for a range of contingencies.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Commodores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commodores. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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