Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sea captains
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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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But my Number One choice is mainly because this album deserves no skips.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
29 Dec. 2025
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Despite a couple of funky skips, the album is fueled by the hunger of an artist who really wants the pop life again, perking up electro-scuzz and arena rock with new wave that gleams like glitter.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
4 Dec. 2025
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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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The trial is part of a broader push to hold more people accountable for a school shooting, including the shooter’s parents and responding law enforcement officers.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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But until May, they were understood to not allow law enforcement officers to enter a suspect's home.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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Chu and Ouellette, as well as both serving as captains of their countries, each wore the number 13 on their jerseys.—
Hannah Ryan,
CNN Money,
14 Feb. 2026
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Those captains – James and Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry – essentially led the world’s most talented pickup game.—
Staff report,
Oc Register,
14 Feb. 2026
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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
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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
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“Sea captains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea%20captains. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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