vice admirals

Definition of vice admiralsnext
plural of vice admiral
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Noun
  • Phelan's departure puts him on a list of over 30 Pentagon officials who have been ousted since Hegseth's arrival at the Pentagon, many of them generals and admirals.
    NPR Staff, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Hegseth also has fired several other top generals, admirals and defense leaders since taking office last year.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Instead, Ukrainian military commanders are deploying more ground robots to fight on the frontlines.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
  • The use of these drones has led to calls to expand the war in Lebanon from some commanders, a prospect made more difficult with the extension of the ceasefire.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • Ludwig says many breakfast skippers end up overeating at night.
    Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 13 May 2026
  • In terms of skippers, our Frank Selee might rightly be considered more philosopher than a pugilist.
    Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • The remarkable iron shot from the right side of the fairway with two skips into the hole — his final hole of the 2026 RBC Heritage — assured him a tie for eighth place and massive $550,000 payday.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Laden with skips, the landing craft goes back and forth to Girvan for several days.
    Matt Slater, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • No commanding officers or the commissioner were ever told about the claim letters, the summary says.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Parker stars as one of Cameron’s commanding officers, drill sergeant Sullivan.
    Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Vice admirals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vice%20admirals. Accessed 23 May. 2026.

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