commodores

Definition of commodoresnext
plural of commodore

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commodores
Noun
  • China had at least 30 generals and admirals at the start of 2023 who ran specialized departments and theater commands.
    New York Times, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • China’s military has undergone a sweeping anti-corruption purge in recent years, which has seen People’s Liberation Army generals, admirals, government ministers and other officials removed from their posts.
    Janis Mackey Frayer, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Now, skippers compete in races on different classes of ice boats.
    Noel Brennan, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • In another, the embryo transfer had taken place in a bedroom, where she was surrounded by military commanders.
    Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Treatment was largely ad hoc and depended to a considerable degree on individual commanders, but customarily prisoners would be exchanged or placed on parole—granted their freedom but required by oath not to return to military action.
    Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
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“Commodores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commodores. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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